(27326) Jimobrien Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
James O'Brien mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Venture School, San Ramon, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jimobrien is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimobrien is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27326 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CC37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,830 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| 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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