(27397) D'Souza

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Asteroid
(27397) D'Souza
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.608  AU
eccentricity 0.110
Perihelion - aphelion 2,320 AU - 2,896 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.341 °
Length of the ascending node 321.0 °
Sidereal period 4.21 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.3 mag
history
Explorer LINEAR
Date of discovery March 14, 2000
Another name 2000 EZ 103
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(27397) D'Souza is an asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter on one orbit is located. The absolute brightness is 14.3 mag. On March 14, 2000 the asteroid was discovered by LINEAR .

The asteroid was named on December 10, 2011 after Alicia Danielle D'Souza, a student from Plano (Texas) who reached the semifinals in the Broadcom Masters competition .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Broadcom MASTERS, 2011 Semifinalists ( Memento from September 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, page 25)