(27397) D'Souza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alicia Danielle D'Souza (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the C.M. Rice Middle School, Plano, Texas.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where D'Souza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: D'Souza is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27397 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EZ103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.79 km (#13,227 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 7.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Alicia
All asteroids named after someone called Alicia
Also discovered on 14 March 2000
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