(27563) Staceychristen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 May 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Stacey Christen (b. 1968) is Lowell Observatory's Archives and Museum Specialist. She is responsible for processing and cataloging manuscript collections and creating public exhibits that highlight people and events pertaining to the Observatory's history.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Staceychristen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Staceychristen is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27563 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KD60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.28 km (#10,094 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Rotation period | 36.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0539 |
| Inclination | 5.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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