(47775) Johnanderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
John William Anderson (b. 1953) worked on image digitizing and analysis of the Surveyor Moon lander data at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of University of Arizona. Prior to that he worked as an engineer for a TV station also at that university.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnanderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnanderson is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47775 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DX115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,896 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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