(47785) Jonathanward Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Jonathan Ward (b. 1956) is an American writer who is a NASA Solar System Ambassador and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He authored four books on the US space program, including Bringing Columbia Home and the memoirs of astronaut Eileen Collins.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonathanward is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonathanward is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47785 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EL20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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