(14700) Johnreid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Geologist John Barlow Reid (b. 1940), a teacher for 30 years at Hampshire College, Massachusetts, has studied the earth and moon using isotopic methods. He also developed archaeological evidence for slavery migration and the life and health of past populations. The name was suggested by L. A. McFadden and R. Bedell.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnreid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnreid is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14700 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AC240 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.25 km (#8,585 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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