(27537) Dianaweintraub Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Diana Weintraub (b. 1978) is Lowell Observatory's Staff Accountant. She has intricate knowledge of policies that govern the Observatory's finances and is integral to ensuring fiduciary responsibility of our resources. She started by managing the gift shop and has advanced to the business office.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dianaweintraub is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dianaweintraub is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27537 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HZ83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,018 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 101 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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