(27105) Clarkben Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Mathias Clark (b. 1995) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his physics project. He attends the Penn Manor High School, Millersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clarkben is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clarkben is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27105 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VB20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 7.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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