(27328) Pohlonski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Emily Parker Pohlonski mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. She teaches at the Novi High School, Novi, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pohlonski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pohlonski is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27328
Provisional designation2000 CW45
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period1.35 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.44
Orbital period3.58 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.0622
Inclination5.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

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

Also named after someone called Emily

Also discovered on 2 February 2000

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