(27512) Gilstrap Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lisa Gilstrap mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Schimelpfenig Middle School, Plano, Texas.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gilstrap is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gilstrap is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27512 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC167 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.23 km (#16,718 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.425 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0655 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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