(45689) Brianjones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Brian Jones (b. 1953) is a founding member of Bradford Astronomical Society. Known for writing many articles for newspapers, magazines and journals (scientific and general-interest), he has also penned over 18 books which have covered a range of astronomy and space-related topics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianjones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianjones is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45689 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EC144 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.35 km (#8,447 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0949 |
| Inclination | 9.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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