(27082) Donaldson-Hanna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kerri Donaldson-Hanna (b. 1976) is a planetary geologist and assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). She focuses on understanding the formation and evolution of airless bodies like the Moon, Mercury, Mars' moons, and asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donaldson-Hanna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donaldson-Hanna is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27082 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TT30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,961 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 5.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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