(27509) Burcher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Sarah Burcher (b. 1990) is Outreach Manager at Lowell Observatory. She oversees the outreach team and the programs they deliver. She was a critical member of the team that commissioned the Giovale Open Deck Observatory and has significantly improved the quality of the live video observing program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Burcher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burcher is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27509 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GB143 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.40 km (#8,382 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0434 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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