(27675) Paulmaley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1981 by L. Brozek at Klet.
Paul D. Maley (b. 1947) is an amateur astronomer and an expert in occultation methods to define the shapes and sizes of asteroids. He has recorded nearly 300 separate asteroidal-occultation events spanning more than four decades. He has shown a lifelong passion for promoting the detection of asteroidal satellites by occultation.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulmaley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulmaley is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27675 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 CH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.09 km (#10,451 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Rotation period | 2.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 24.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.922 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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