(27513) Mishapipe Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Misha Pipe (b. 1990) is an Educator in Lowell Observatory's Native American Astronomy Outreach Program. She uses her talent in relating to children in partnerships with teachers to get kids excited about science. She also designs hands-on activities and organizes summer and winter camps.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mishapipe is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mishapipe is 1.87 au from the Sun and 0.898 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27513
Provisional designation2000 GY169
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.17 km (#12,343 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.143
Absolute magnitude (H)14.76
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.220
Inclination27.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.825 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Misha

Also discovered on 4 April 2000

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