(22027) Romanakofler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Romana Kofler (b. 1973) has served as a Programme Officer to the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs. Her extensive work with the International Asteroid Warning Network and the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group has advanced worldwide communication and collaboration on planetary defense and NEO response and mitigation strategies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Romanakofler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Romanakofler is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22027 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XS120 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 86.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0873 |
| Inclination | 5.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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