(27529) Rhiannonmayne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Rhiannon Mayne (b. 1980) is an associate professor at Texas Christian University and curator of the Monnig Meteorite Collection. Using laboratory and telescopic techniques, she has made important contributions towards understanding the process of planetary differentiation in the early Solar System.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rhiannonmayne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rhiannonmayne is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27529 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HJ64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,642 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.426 |
| Rotation period | 4.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 6.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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