(27373) Davidvernon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David C. Vernon mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Western Alamance High School, Elon, North Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidvernon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidvernon is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27373 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EM47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.03 km (#15,136 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0542 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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