(7027) Toshihanda Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1993 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Toshihiro Handa (b. 1959) is a research associate at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo. He works in the area of radio astronomy, studying interstellar matter in our Galaxy and nearby galaxies. He is also active in public outreach in astronomy and astrophysics.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Toshihanda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toshihanda is 3.77 au from the Sun and 4.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7027 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 XT |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.8 km (#1,788 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 36.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.87 |
| Orbital period | 7.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.20 – 4.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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