(27578) Yogisullivan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yogi Sullivan mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, California.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yogisullivan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yogisullivan is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27578 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SX142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0664 |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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