(27503) Dankof Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Curtis Dankof (b. 1994) is a Public Program Supervisor at Lowell Observatory and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the public outreach programs. He also leverages the knowledge he gained as a certified interpretive guide to train the outreach team on effective interpretive methods.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dankof is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dankof is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27503 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GM140 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.71 km (#15,834 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0612 |
| Inclination | 3.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Curtis
All asteroids named after someone called Curtis
Also discovered on 4 April 2000
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- (27512) Gilstrap
- (27513) Mishapipe
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- (28698) Aakshi
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