(44027) Termain Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 1998 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Patricia Ann Termain Eliason (b. 1952) has contributed greatly to our knowledge of the solar system as a supporting scientist for Viking, Voyager and other spacecraft missions and as a project manager for the GONG heliosiesmic program.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Termain is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Termain is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44027 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,334 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Rotation period | 33.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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