(27506) Glassmeier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier (b. 1954) is an expert in magnetospheric and plasma physics and Lead Investigator of magnetometers on numerous planetary space missions. He found comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to be emitting a 'song' in the form of oscillations in the magnetic field.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Glassmeier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glassmeier is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27506 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GQ141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.86 km (#9,141 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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