(122554) Josehernandez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
José M. Hernández (b. 1962) was born into a migrant farming family. He became an American astronaut and was a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station in 2008. Prior to his time as an astronaut, Hernández helped to develop the first full-field digital mammography imaging system.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Josehernandez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Josehernandez is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 122554 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QS244 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 1.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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