(27591) Rugilmartin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Raymond Ueki Gilmartin (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his physical sciences project. He attends the South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena, California.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rugilmartin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rugilmartin is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27591 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 AL15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0688 |
| Inclination | 5.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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