(27915) Nancywright Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1996 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Nancy Wright of Prescott, Arizona, is a very dear and loyal friend of the discoverer and his late wife. Wright is interested in the history and culture of the American West, in particular the Native American lore of the constellations.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nancywright is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nancywright is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27915 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 UU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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