(47619) Johnpursch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
John Pursch (b. 1958) is a long-time computing systems manager of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and Department of Planetary Sciences. He has provided critical support for numerous planetary scientists, students and spacecraft missions. He is also known for his award-winning poetry.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnpursch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnpursch is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47619 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BW28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,980 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0788 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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