(27478) Kevinbloh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kevin M. Bloh mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Sacred Heart School, Oxford, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinbloh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinbloh is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27478 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GB86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0235 |
| Inclination | 4.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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