(41907) Jonathanford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jonathan (Jon) Ford (b. 1959) is a Senior Educator at Lowell Observatory. He serves as an ambassador and guide to Lowell visitors, enthusiastically telling them historic stories of science discovery. He also teaches and trains new volunteers on telescope operation and the basics of science communication and interpretation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonathanford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonathanford is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41907 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WF137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,972 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Senior
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