(2727) Paton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Paton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paton is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2727 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.06 km (#5,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.311 |
| Rotation period | 5.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 September 1979
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- (2728) Yatskiv
- (2746) Hissao
- (2952) Lilliputia
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- (3242) Bakhchisaraj
- (3261) Tvardovskij
- (3323) Turgenev
- (3399) Kobzon
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