(47620) Joeplassmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Joe Plassmann (b. 1965) is the systems manager for the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Planetary Image Research Laboratory, and manages the ground data processing system for NASA's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joeplassmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joeplassmann is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47620 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BA29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 8.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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