(97677) Rachelfreed Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Rachel Freed (b. 1972) is a teacher, an education curriculum specialist, and an avid long distance runner. She works with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific as a volunteer and researcher.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rachelfreed is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rachelfreed is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 97677 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FE57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.58 km (#9,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.130 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 9.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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