(27527) Kirkkoehler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kirk Koehler mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kirkkoehler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirkkoehler is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27527 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HL52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0216 |
| Inclination | 3.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kirk
All asteroids named after someone called Kirk
Also discovered on 29 April 2000
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- (15621) Erikhovland
- (15627) Hong
- (15628) Gonzales
- (15629) Sriner
- (16249) Cauchy
- (16251) Barbifrank
- (16252) Franfrost
- (16253) Griffis
- (16254) Harper
- (17258) Whalen
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