(27576) Denisespirou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Denise Spirou mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Denisespirou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denisespirou is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27576 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RM70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 2.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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