(27493) Derikesibill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Derik Esibill mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Kailua Intermediate School, Kailua, Hawaii.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Derikesibill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Derikesibill is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27493 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GU105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.91 km (#7,754 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0341 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 April 2000
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- (15603) Kimyoonji
- (15604) Fruits
- (15608) Owens
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- (15614) Pillinger
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