(27263) Elainezhou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elaine Zhou (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her chemistry project. She attends the Lake Highland Prep School, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elainezhou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elainezhou is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27263 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XA193 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 12.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597 |
| Inclination | 7.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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