(27438) Carolynjons Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carolyn Kay Jons (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her physical sciences project. She attends the Central Middle School, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolynjons is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolynjons is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27438 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FM38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.85 km (#7,823 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.1000 |
| Inclination | 2.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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