(27492) Susanduncan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Susan Duncan mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Summa North at Meadow Park Middle School, Beaverton, Oregon.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susanduncan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanduncan is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27492 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GN104 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0933 |
| Inclination | 3.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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