(27711) Kirschvink Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Joseph L. Kirschvink (b. 1954) is a professor at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. His interests focus on geomagnetic reversals, geomagnetic sensitivity in animals, the biological effects of electromagnetic fields and biomineralization of ferromagnetic materials.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kirschvink is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirschvink is 1.76 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27711 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VT4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.34 km (#14,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 23.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.843 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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