(8810) Johnmcfarland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 May 1982 by Helin, E. F., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
John McFarland (b. 1948) has made a major contribution to promoting astronomy at Armagh Observatory. He is well known for his knowledge of astronomy and his short biography of Kenneth Essex Edgeworth, the Irish astronomer who predicted the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnmcfarland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnmcfarland is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8810 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 JM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,501 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 3.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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