(27622) Richardbaker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 May 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Richard Baker (b. 1950) served in the Air Force for four years before becoming an aerospace engineer. He worked in the aerospace industry, specializing in trajectory analysis on the Delta Launch Vehicle and robotics for the International Space Station. He serves on the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardbaker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardbaker is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27622 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 KS71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.25 km (#16,698 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Rotation period | 6.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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