(27426) Brettlawrie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Brett Lawrie (b. 1959) is an engineer at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and Steward Observatory. He is instrumental in the design, fabrication and testing of instruments and hardware for large world-class ground-based observatories, analytical laboratories and numerous NASA spacecraft missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brettlawrie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brettlawrie is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27426 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EP199 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0679 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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