(27610) Shixuanli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shixuan Justin Li (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his biochemistry, medicine, health science, and microbiology project. He attends the Bay Haven Charter Academy, Panama City, Florida.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shixuanli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shixuanli is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27610 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 KB16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.99 km (#15,234 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.150 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0549 |
| Inclination | 3.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.