(10027) Perozzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Ettore Perozzi (b. 1957), of Telespazio, Rome, works on solar-system dynamics and on interplanetary mission analysis. He has been involved in the Cassini/Huygens mission and in proposals for missions to comets and minor planets. The name was suggested by M. A. Barucci.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Perozzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perozzi is 2.81 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10027 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 FL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.75 km (#6,832 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 7.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.936 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ettore
All asteroids named after someone called Ettore