(27445) Lynnlane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Lynn Lane (b. 1955) has been the long-time business and finance manager of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) and the Department of Planetary Sciences. She has served four LPL directors and provided invaluable support for numerous planetary scientists, students and spacecraft missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lynnlane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lynnlane is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27445 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FB57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 5.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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