(27108) Bryanhe Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Bryan Dawei He (b. 1994) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his computer-science project. He attends the Williamsville High School East, East Amherst, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bryanhe is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bryanhe is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27108
Provisional designation1998 VM30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.90 km (#13,001 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.116
Absolute magnitude (H)15.66
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination2.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Bryan

Also discovered on 10 November 1998

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