(27508) Johncompton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
John Compton (b. 1984), Program and Scheduling Coordinator at Lowell Observatory, creates specialty programs for visiting groups. Working with the Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council leaders, he developed a workshop that helps Girl Scouts earn their Space Science badge.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johncompton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johncompton is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27508 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GS142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,027 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.207 |
| Rotation period | 8.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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