(27234) Timdodd Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Timothy Justin Dodd (b. 1985) is an American science communicator, photographer, and musician. His YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut, where he makes videos about spaceflight, has gained more than one million subscribers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timdodd is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timdodd is 1.60 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27234 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RC2 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 2.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.38 – 1.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 24.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.370 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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