(127803) Johnvaneepoel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
John M. Van Eepoel (b. 1977) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as part of the Navigation/Flight Dynamics Team.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnvaneepoel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnvaneepoel is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 127803 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FP77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0500 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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