(27365) Henryfitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Henry Fitz (1808-1863) was an amateur astronomer, early photographer and an optician best known for his high quality telescopes in an era when glass was of inferior quality. He made the largest refractor telescopes in America at the time.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Henryfitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henryfitz is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27365 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EE21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.56 km (#16,149 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.225 |
| Rotation period | 6.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 9.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Henry
- (4384) Henrybuhl
- (5891) Gehrig
- (9016) Henrymoore
- (10557) Rowland
- (10637) Heimlich
- (10753) van de Velde
- (12727) Cavendish
- (13806) Darmstrong
- (17857) Hsieh
- (18979) Henryfong
- (19454) Henrymarr
- (28118) Vaux
All asteroids named after someone called Henry
Also discovered on 3 March 2000
- (14739) Edgarchavez
- (15544) Hushicheng
- (24439) Yanney
- (25832) Van Scoyoc
- (25835) Tomzega
- (26592) Maryrenfro
- (26593) Perrypat
- (27421) Nathanhan
- (27423) Dennisbowers
- (28542) Cespedes-Nano
- (28543) Solis-Gozar
- (28547) Johannschroter