(27470) Debrabeckett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Debra Beckett mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Sequim Middle School, Sequim, Washington.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Debrabeckett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debrabeckett is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27470 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GT72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 5.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Debra
All asteroids named after someone called Debra
Also discovered on 5 April 2000
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