(27312) Sconantgilbert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Sarah Conant Gilbert (b. 1989) is the Senior Creative Specialist for Lowell Observatory and has been instrumental in promoting the scientific research and public outreach of the Observatory in print and digital media, as well as defining and updating its brand identity.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sconantgilbert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sconantgilbert is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27312 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AD240 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.00 km (#7,648 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0724 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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