27500 Mandelbrot

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Mandelbrot
Discovery and designation
Discovered by P. G. Comba
Discovery site Prescott
Discovery date April 12, 2000
Designations
MPC designation 27500
Named after Benoît Mandelbrot
Alternative names 2000 GW132
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.7994049
Perihelion 2.5376191
Eccentricity 0.1991133
Orbital period 2060.0675645
Mean anomaly 21.35470
Inclination 1.39041
Longitude of ascending node 40.81528
Argument of perihelion 330.03596
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.2

    27500 Mandelbrot (2000 GW132) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 12, 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott. It is named for mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot.

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