(27192) Selenali Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Selena Shi-Yao Li (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Selenali is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Selenali is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27192
Provisional designation1999 CR59
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period5.57 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.26
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination4.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.939 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 February 1999

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