(27456) Sarkisian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emily Marie Sarkisian (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the St. Mary's Catholic School, Mansfield, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarkisian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarkisian is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27456 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GK35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.12 km (#14,921 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0321 |
| Inclination | 1.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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