(27524) Clousing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Wayne Clousing (b. 1949) is a retired teacher, formerly of Watson Groen Christian School. He taught the 6th grade from 1974 to 2014, inspiring students to pursue interests in science, math and technology.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clousing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clousing is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27524 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HZ33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 7.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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