(27120) Isabelhawkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1998 by I. P. Griffin at Cocoa.
Isabel Trecco Hawkins (b. 1958) directs the Center for Science Education at the University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. She works on chemical abundances of the interstellar medium. She is also involved in education initiatives, including Project FIRST (Fostering Reading Through Science and Technology).Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Isabelhawkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isabelhawkins is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27120 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WV8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.72 km (#15,820 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 2.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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