(27049) Kraus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Adam Levi Kraus (b. 1980) has developed a data-processing pipeline for the MOTESS survey instrument that has revealed thousands of new variable stars and transient events. His skillfully implemented algorithms have greatly speeded the examination of hundreds of gigabytes of imagery data.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kraus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kraus is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27049 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.0 km (#5,077 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838 |
| Inclination | 32.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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