(27347) Dworkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Jason Dworkin (b. 1969) is the Project Scientist for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He also leads the contamination control team for OSIRIS-REx. He is a distinguished astrochemist known for his work on characterizing prebiotic molecules from primitive meteorites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-08-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dworkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dworkin is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27347 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DN14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.29 km (#16,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0904 |
| Inclination | 6.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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