(22338) Janemojo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 1992 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Jane Houston Jones (b. 1952) and Morris Jones (b. 1957) are first, and foremost, sidewalk astronomers in San Francisco, helping the general public enjoy the beauties of the heavens. They are co-editors of the San Jose Astronomy Club's newsletter and “run” the Astronomical Association of Northern California's website.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janemojo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janemojo is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22338 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 LE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.21 km (#6,383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Rotation period | 3.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.296 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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