(27261) Yushiwang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yushi Wang (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his computer-science project. He attends the Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yushiwang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yushiwang is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27261 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XS165 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.67 km (#9,449 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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