(15128) Patrickjones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Patrick K. Jones for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Patrick is a student at the St. Michael Parish School, Wheeling, West Virginia.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patrickjones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrickjones is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15128 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EG46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.23 km (#12,190 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.142 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0715 |
| Inclination | 8.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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