(8027) Robertrushworth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Air Force test pilot Robert Rushworth (1924-1993) was the sixth pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 34 flights. One of these flights reached 86800 meters, for which Rushworth received Air Force astronaut wings.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertrushworth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertrushworth is 3.41 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8027 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PB12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.1 km (#2,191 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 7.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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