(27870) Jillwatson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1995 by AMOS at Haleakala.
Jill Watson (b. 1982) is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and her first assignment was to AMOS on Maui.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jillwatson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jillwatson is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27870 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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