(27739) Kimihiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Kimihiro Matsugi (b. 1955) is from Nankoku city, Kochi prefecture. He helps visitors as a presenter at Geisei Observatory, while teaching elementary school.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimihiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimihiro is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27739 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.15 km (#16,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.604 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 7.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.