(20027) Michaelwatson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Michael S. F. Watson (b. 1952) is a partner in a Toronto law firm, an accomplished astrophotographer and eclipsophile and an active member of the RASC since 1970. He served as RASC Treasurer and, more recently, Director and First Vice-President. He won the RASC Service Award in 1992 and the Simon Newcomb Award in 1994, and Toronto Centre's Bert Topham Award.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelwatson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelwatson is 3.29 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20027 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EY14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.69 km (#6,889 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 7.86° |
| 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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