(27458) Williamwhite Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Henry White (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his animal and plant sciences project. He attends the Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamwhite is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamwhite is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27458 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0881 |
| Inclination | 0.939° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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