(27101) Wenyucao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wenyu Cao (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his mathematical-sciences project. He attends the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wenyucao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wenyucao is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27101 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VK7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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