(27620) Kristenwalsh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kristen Walsh (b. 1955) is a civil engineer who spent her career in the aerospace industry, working in structural dynamics of rockets, missiles, and spacecraft, before accepting the role of Launch Services Program Manager for Delta II and Delta IV for NASA and commercial missions. She serves on the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kristenwalsh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kristenwalsh is 3.33 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27620 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 KO61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.81 km (#10,995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.365 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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