(27502) Stephbecca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 2000 by L. H. Wasserman at Anderson Mesa.
Stephanie E. Wasserman (b. 1977) and Rebecca N. Wasserman (b. 1979) are the two daughters of the discoverer.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stephbecca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephbecca is 2.86 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27502 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GR137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.48 km (#14,033 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 6.96 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0131 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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