(27504) Denune Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kimberley Denune (b. 1990) is the Visitor Experience Supervisor for Lowell Observatory. She manages the Starry Skies Gift shop and ticketing desks. Kim is responsible for managing staff and visual merchandising.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Denune is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denune is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27504 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GK141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.54 km (#9,658 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.437 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kimberley
All asteroids named after someone called Kimberley
Also discovered on 7 April 2000
- (15599) Richardlarson
- (15603) Kimyoonji
- (15604) Fruits
- (15608) Owens
- (15609) Kosmaczewski
- (15611) Leejoonyoung
- (15612) Parkmincheol
- (15614) Pillinger
- (16238) Chappe
- (16239) Dower
- (16241) Dvorsky
- (16242) Licato