(27405) Danielfeeny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Jorgen Feeny (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, California.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielfeeny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielfeeny is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27405 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EX112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.50 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 2.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Daniel
- (6141) Durda
- (7162) Sidwell
- (7163) Barenboim
- (8109) Danielwilliam
- (8887) Scheeres
- (10081) Dantaylor
- (10482) Dangrieser
- (11203) Danielbetten
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11596) Francetic
- (12503) Danielpeterson
- (13267) Bolechowski
All asteroids named after someone called Daniel
Also discovered on 9 March 2000
- (14741) Teamequinox
- (15128) Patrickjones
- (15129) Sparks
- (15133) Sullivan
- (15139) Connormcarty
- (15144) Araas
- (15547) Xujiping
- (16229) Kavyakoneru
- (16230) Benson
- (17236) Westover
- (17240) Gletorrence
- (19756) Martinezfrias