(27409) Addiedove Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Adrienne Dove (b. 1984) is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida) whose studies include the cohesive behavior of materials in microgravity, cubesat experiments, and the electrostatic charging properties of Lunar and asteroid regoliths.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Addiedove is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Addiedove is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27409
Provisional designation2000 EJ135
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.36 km (#16,508 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.503
Absolute magnitude (H)14.85
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination6.62°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Adrienne

Also discovered on 11 March 2000

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