(221150) Jerryfoote Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Jerry L. Foote (b. 1942) moved to southern Utah in the 1990s with his wife, Cindy, where they established the Vermillion Cliffs Observatory. He is very active with the Center for Backyard Astrophysics, concentrating on cataclysmic variables.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jerryfoote is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jerryfoote is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 221150 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TQ61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 9.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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