(27596) Maldives Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
The Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. With an average ground level elevation of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is the planet's lowest country. Future inundation of the Maldives due to rising sea levels is of great concern to its people.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maldives is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maldives is 3.65 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27596 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.57 km (#9,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 6.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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