(27556) Williamprem Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Prem mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Central Middle School, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamprem is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamprem is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27556 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JO54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 81.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0517 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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