(27224) Telus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Myriam Telus (b. 1988) is a meteorite researcher and professor at the University of California Santa Cruz studying planetesimal formation and evolution. Her specialty is geochemical studies of short-lived radionuclides and fluid flow via laboratory measurements of chondritic meteorites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Telus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Telus is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27224 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0878 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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