(27975) Mazurkiewicz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Stefan Mazurkiewicz (1888-1945) was a professor at the University of Warsaw and a founder of the contemporary Polish mathematics school. He worked mainly in probability theory and topology, where he solved some important problems that clarified the topological structure of the Euclidian plane.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mazurkiewicz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mazurkiewicz is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27975 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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