(91199) Johngray Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
British philosopher John Gray (b. 1948) considers morality to be an illusion and mankind a rapacious species engaged in wiping out other forms of life while destroying its natural environment.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johngray is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johngray is 3.37 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91199 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SS147 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 39.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0678 |
| Inclination | 22.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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