(9258) Johnpauljones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Born in Scotland, John Paul Jones (1747–1792) was an American Revolutionary War hero. The “Father of the United States Navy”, he was a courageous seaman, leader and tactician. Commander of several ships in action against the British, he notably defeated the H.M.S. Serapis aboard the Bonhomme Richard in 1779.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnpauljones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnpauljones is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9258 |
| Provisional designation | 2137 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.84 km (#17,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 1.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.892 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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