(27383) Braebenedict Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Braeden Christopher Benedict (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his physical sciences project. He attends the Saint John Fisher Parish School, Rancho Palos Verdes, California.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Braebenedict is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Braebenedict is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27383 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ES79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0723 |
| Inclination | 7.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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