(27931) Zeitlin-Trinkle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maria Zeitlin-Trinkle mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. She teaches at the Smithtown High School East, St. James, New York.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zeitlin-Trinkle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeitlin-Trinkle is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27931 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GU7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.813 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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