(841529) Jonahwoodhams Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 2011 by N. Falla at Mayhill.

Jonah David Woodhams (b. 2025) is the great-grandson of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jonahwoodhams is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonahwoodhams is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number841529
Provisional designation2015 MJ81
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.45
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination3.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Jonah

Also discovered on 26 September 2011

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