(33927) Jenniferscully Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jennifer Scully (b. 1987) is an Irish scientist specializing in planetary geology. She studies planetary bodies, mainly small bodies and ocean worlds, using geologic mapping and geomorphic analysis of impact craters, mass wasting deposits and structures.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 32), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jenniferscully is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jenniferscully is 1.86 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33927 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LH27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.95 km (#17,087 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.827 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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