(27724) Jeannoel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Alexandre-Jean Noël (1752–1832) was a French landscape and marine painter. In 1769, he participated in the scientific expedition to San José del Cabo (Baja California, Mexico) for the Venus Transit. He served as the expedition's illustrator, and drew the funeral of Chappe d'Auteroche near his observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeannoel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeannoel is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27724 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.308 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 3.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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