(84447) Jeffkanipe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 2002 by NEAT at Haleakala.
While working on a publication for the fortieth anniversary of Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, astronomical author and editor Jeff Kanipe (b. 1953) became interested in a spike extending out of the image of Arp 192 = NGC 3303. This led to its recognition in 2009 as a prediscovery trail of (84447) on 1964 Feb. 19.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffkanipe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffkanipe is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84447 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TU240 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.59 km (#16,087 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0220 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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