(27420) Shontobegay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Shonto Begay (b. 1954) is a Navajo artist who lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is known for his visual art and writing and illustrating children's books.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shontobegay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shontobegay is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27420 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EF158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.24 km (#7,387 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0708 |
| Inclination | 9.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 March 2000
- (27410) Grimmett
- (28608) Sblomquist
- (28609) Tsirvoulis
- (28610) Stephenriggs
- (33834) Hannahkaplan
- (47851) Budine