(47707) Jamieson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Harry D. Jamieson (b. 1945) was one of the leading lights of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers in the 1960-2000 period, alternately serving as a Lunar Recorder, Board Member, Membership Secretary and then Director (1998–2000). During this time he organized their Lunar Dome program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamieson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamieson is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47707 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DB15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.65 km (#9,492 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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