(27342) Joescanio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joseph M. V. Scanio mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joescanio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joescanio is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27342 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CB102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.870 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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