126749 Johnjones
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | B. L. Stevens |
| Discovery site | Desert Moon Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 20, 2002 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 126749 |
| Alternative names[1] | 2002 DQ1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2805906 |
| Peri | 1.7745102 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2979328 |
| Orbital period | 1467.7367609 |
| Mean anomaly | 287.52585 |
| Inclination | 15.15270 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 347.14333 |
| Argument of peri | 39.99901 |
| Absolute magnitude | 15.3 |
126749 Johnjones (2002 DQ1) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on February 20, 2002 by B. L. Stevens at Desert Moon Observatory. It is named in honor of John L. Jones (1927-2006), an observational astronomer from Bellwood (and later Schaumburg), Illinois. Jones served as President of the Chicago Astronomical Society, general chairman of the annual Astrofest star party, and was also a regular lecturer at the Cernan Earth and Space Center, Triton College.
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