(566277) Sharonchan Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 2006 by D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Sharon Chan (b. 2005) is a Canadian astrophysics student at the University of British Columbia and a telescope operator for the UBC Southern (Thunderbird) Observatory located in Chile. She is a close collaborator with the Optical Transient Survey conducted at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sharonchan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sharonchan is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 566277 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 RN76 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.06 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0540 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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