(47044) Mcpainter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1998 by J. V. McClusky at Fair Oaks Ranch.
John D. McClusky (1914-1994) was a dedicated artist who portrayed the town of Fredericksburg, Texas, and its people in his paintings. He founded the Fredericksburg Art Guild, and for 30 years he gave tri-weekly free art lessons to all who desired to learn to paint.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mcpainter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mcpainter is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47044 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WS7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.48 km (#14,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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