(17279) Jeniferevans Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jenifer B. Evans (b. 1964), of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory, has served as principal manager for the LINEAR program.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeniferevans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeniferevans is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17279 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LX27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.15 km (#7,461 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Rotation period | 6.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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