(27546) Maryfran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maryfran McAuliffe mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Jackson Mann K-8 School, Allston, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maryfran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maryfran is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27546 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JB17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.59 km (#13,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 7.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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