(240022) Demitra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 2001 by NEAT at Palomar.
Popular Slovak ice-hockey player Pavol Demitra (1974-2011) spent 16 seasons in the NHL. His most successful season was with St. Louis, being awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2000. A three-time Olympian, he was named to the All-Star Team in 2010. Name suggested by S. Kürti.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Demitra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Demitra is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 240022 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TR258 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.94 km (#12,896 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.125 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0763 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.