(4736) Johnwood Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Johnwood is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnwood is 1.80 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4736 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AF2 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,578 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.957 |
| Rotation period | 6.21 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 2.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 2.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 22.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 January 1983
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