(47843) Maxson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Paul Maxson (b. 1951) served as Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) Solar Section Assistant Coordinator and later Coordinator in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2014 he received the Walter Haas Observer's Award from the ALPO for his high quality solar and planetary astrophotography.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxson is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47843 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EC123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,945 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0669 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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