(27311) Shannongonzales Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Shannon Gonzales (b. 1989) is the Membership and Database Manager for Lowell Observatory. She oversees the membership program in addition to managing the Observatory's donor database system and gift processing department. She previously served as a Retail Associate and as a Development Assistant.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shannongonzales is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shannongonzales is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27311 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AO237 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.25 km (#8,578 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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