(27099) Xiaoyucao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Xiaoyu Cao (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her chemistry project. She attends the Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xiaoyucao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xiaoyucao is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27099 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UJ43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0428 |
| Inclination | 4.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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