(27449) Jamarkley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jennifer Ann Markley (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her biochemistry, medicine, health science and microbiology project. She attends the Walnut Springs Middle School, Westerville, Ohio.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jamarkley is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamarkley is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27449
Provisional designation2000 GD14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.99
Orbital period5.06 years
Semi-major axis2.95 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination2.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Jennifer

Also discovered on 5 April 2000

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