(27178) Quino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Joaquin Salvador Lavado Tejon (b. 1932), known as Quino, is an Argentinian cartoonist. His main character, a smart girl called Mafalda who questions the world, is well known in South America and Europe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Quino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quino is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27178 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BT6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0497 |
| Inclination | 4.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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