(94291) Django Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 2001 by R. Dyvig at Badlands.
Jean-Baptiste “Django” Reinhardt (1910-1953), legendary Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist composer, became renowned as a member of the famous ensemble “Quintette du Hot Club de France” in 1934. Despite limited use of his injured fretting hand, Reinhardt pushed guitar technique to new virtuosic heights.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Django is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Django is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 94291 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DX86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.