(27106) Jongoldman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jonathan Aaron Goldman (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his behavioral- and social-sciences project. He attends the Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jongoldman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jongoldman is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27106 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VV29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.69 km (#15,874 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0799 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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