(27511) Emiliedunham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Emilie T. Dunham (b. 1992) completed her Ph.D. research at Arizona State University on the study of short-lived radionuclides present in meteorite samples to probe the solar system's galactic formation environment.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emiliedunham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emiliedunham is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27511 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GD153 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.52 km (#16,223 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0903 |
| Inclination | 5.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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