(150374) Jasoncook Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Jason C. Cook (b. 1977) is a scientist at the Southwest Research Institute who worked on the composition team for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jasoncook is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasoncook is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 150374 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CW109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 1.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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