(4147) Lennon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Named in memory of John Lennon (1940–1980), musician and ex-Beatle. With Paul McCartney, he wrote the early songs that helped make The Beatles the most popular group of their generation. Perhaps the most famous Beatles album is Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which represents the Lennon-McCartney partnership at its most fertile and innovative. From his solo recording career, the song that will probably best be remembered is “Imagine”. Passionately anti-war, John, and his wife Yoko, also made many public demonstrations of their desire for a peaceful world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Lennon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lennon is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4147 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.17 km (#10,307 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 137 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0813 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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