(27412) Teague Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2000 by CSS at Mount Bigelow.
Thomas Teague (b. 1954) is a barrister in London and a well known amateur astronomer in the U.K. His major fields of study are solar and double star measurement from his home in Chester.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teague is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teague is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27412 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EY137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.28 km (#12,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 23.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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