(27521) Josschindler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jos Schindler (b. 1989) is a Senior Public Program Educator at Lowell Observatory. In that role, they take the Observatory's guests on tours of the historic campus, operate telescopes for the public, and help engage children in science with Lowell Observatory's Camps for Kids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Josschindler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Josschindler is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27521 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HS26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0693 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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