(27382) Justinbarber Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Justin Alexander Barber (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his physical sciences project. He attends the St. Timothy's School, Raleigh, North Carolina.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Justinbarber is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Justinbarber is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27382
Provisional designation2000 EF65
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.53
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination6.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Justin

Also discovered on 10 March 2000

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