(27353) Chrisspenner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chris Spenner mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrisspenner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrisspenner is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27353 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DY74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0654 |
| Inclination | 2.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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