(13404) Norris Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Noele Rosalie Norris (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. She attends the George Washington Carver Middle School, Miami, Florida.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Norris is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Norris is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13404
Provisional designation1999 RT177
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.78
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination3.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 9 September 1999

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