(27288) Paulgilmore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paul Gilmore mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Millburn High School, Millburn, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulgilmore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulgilmore is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27288 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AQ125 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 7.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.955 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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