(27125) Siyilee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Si-Yi Ryan Lee (b. 1992) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Siyilee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siyilee is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27125 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WZ20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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