(27660) Waterwayuni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Founded in 1809, St. Petersburg University of Waterway Communications is the oldest transport educational institute in Russia. The University offers training in 26 specialities of higher vocational education in the social sciences, natural sciences and technical engineering.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waterwayuni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waterwayuni is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27660 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TR7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.83 km (#5,205 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 9.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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