(27706) Strogen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
James A. Strogen (b. 1947) assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive. In addition to working as a telescope operator at the Mt. Wilson Observatory, he is active in astronomy outreach through his leadership role in the Los Angeles Astronomical Society.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strogen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strogen is 3.73 au from the Sun and 4.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27706 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 TM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,620 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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