(27539) Elmoutamid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Maryame El Moutamid (b. 1984) is a research associate at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). Her studies include planetary rings and orbital dynamics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elmoutamid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elmoutamid is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27539 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HB97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.67 km (#15,919 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.471 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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