(27254) Shubhrosaha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shubhro Saha (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shubhrosaha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shubhrosaha is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27254 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XZ29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0417 |
| Inclination | 6.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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