(27052) Katebush Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Kate Bush (b. 1958) is a singer/song-writer/performance artist who has a haunting voice and presence when she performs. Her style has been described as “out of this world” and “almost alien”. Her song “Hello Earth” is a beautiful ballad about our Earth as seen from space.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katebush is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katebush is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27052 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SN13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.01 km (#12,715 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Rotation period | 28.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0952 |
| Inclination | 4.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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