(27392) Valerieding Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Valerie S. Ding (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her physical sciences project. She attends the Summa North at Meadow Park Middle School, Beaverton, Oregon.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valerieding is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valerieding is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27392 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EW90 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0937 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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