(27533) Johnbrucato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
John Brucato (b. 1968) is a senior scientist at the Astrobiology Laboratory at INAF Italy. He is an expert in laboratory studies related to asteroids and astrobiology, and simulating physical-chemical processes of organic molecules interacting with minerals found in planetary materials.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnbrucato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnbrucato is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27533 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HP70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.03 km (#7,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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