(27932) Leonyao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leon Yao (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his engineering project. He attends the Troy High School, Fullerton, California.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leonyao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leonyao is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27932 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GF8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 5.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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