(27431) Jimcole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jim Cole (b. 1951) is a Senior Public Program Educator at Lowell Observatory. He began by giving campus tours and operating telescopes for the public. He now serves as a telescope technician and was a major contributor to the design and implementation of the Giovale Open Deck Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jimcole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimcole is 2.85 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27431 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FM25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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