(27984) Herminefranz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1997 by Starkenburg at Heppenheim.
Hermine (b. 1954) and Franz Stoss (b. 1950) are the parents of Reiner Michael Stoss, discoverer of this minor planet. They have strongly supported their son's activities in minor planet work at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim. The family emigrated from the Banat region to Germany in 1987.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herminefranz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herminefranz is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27984 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 VN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,885 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 7.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 3.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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