(21862) Joshuajones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joshua Steven Jones (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the Madison Middle School, Titusville, Florida.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joshuajones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joshuajones is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21862 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TV189 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0717 |
| Inclination | 8.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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