(27422) Robheckman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert Tanner Heckman (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his biochemistry, medicine, health science and microbiology project. He attends the Kailua Intermediate School, Kailua, Hawaii.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robheckman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robheckman is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27422 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ET170 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 8.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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