(27432) Kevinconley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Kevin Conley (b. 1990) is a Public Program Supervisor at Lowell Observatory. He facilitates experiences for guests by leading tours of the historic campus, operating telescopes, teaching the public about astronomy, designing and implementing new programming, and training new educators.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kevinconley is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinconley is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	27432
Provisional designation	2000 FO27
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.45 km (#9,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0710
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.94
Orbital period	4.22 years
Semi-major axis	2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.05 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity	0.214
Inclination	3.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.05 au

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

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