(48411) Johnventre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
John Ventre (b. 1935) is a teacher, friend, meteorite expert, Cincinnati Observatory Center historian, and resident “lunatic”. Name suggested by F. N. Bowman.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnventre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnventre is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48411 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,418 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Rotation period | 125 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.325 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.741 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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