(27530) Daveshuck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Dave Shuck (b. 1971) is the Facilities, Grounds, and Maintenance Manager at Lowell Observatory. He supervises the facilities team, which is instrumental in keeping the campus maintained and looking its best. He plays a vital role in the Mars Hill campus expansion, including the Giovale Open Deck Observatory and the upcoming Astronomy Discovery Center.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Daveshuck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daveshuck is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27530 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HC66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.84 km (#5,888 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 225 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 8.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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