(168221) Donjennings Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 2006 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Don E. Jennings (b. 1948) of the NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center, served as a Co-Investigator for Surface Composition Science for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donjennings is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donjennings is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 168221 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 JO60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 3.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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