(27408) Kellyferguson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kelly Ferguson (b. 1991) is the Education Coordinator for Lowell Observatory. She is responsible for making science and math accessible for the youngest scientists that pass through the Observatory's doors and is the leader of summer and preschool programs on and off the Lowell campus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kellyferguson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kellyferguson is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27408 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EJ125 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.43 km (#14,145 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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