(27062) Brookeminer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Brooke Miner (b. 1941) is an astrophysicist and a member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board sharing her time and talent. She is a member of Lowell's Technology Committee.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brookeminer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brookeminer is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27062 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SJ58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 59.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 1.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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