(27514) Markov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Andrei Andreevich Markov (1856-1922), a professor at St. Petersburg University, introduced the study of “Markov processes” in probability theory. These are discrete-time systems where the state at a given instant depends only on the state at the immediately preceding instant, and not on other past history.Naming citation (20011101/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markov is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27514 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.85 km (#10,910 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0353 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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