(157421) Carolpercy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 2004 by Glinos, T., Levy, D. H., Levy, W. at Vail-Jarnac.
Carol Percy (b. 1964), a professor at the University of Toronto, studied James Cook's 1768-1771 Endeavour journal and how it was “corrected” for publication. She has also examined the social impact of the standardization of English, especially as it relates to those marginalized and/or educationally disadvantaged.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolpercy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolpercy is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157421 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TX299 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 0.436° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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