(21527) Horton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Douglas Ray Horton (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Horton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Horton is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21527 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MV27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.99 km (#10,640 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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