(22734) Theojones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Theo Percy Jones (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his behavioral science project. He attends the Jones Home School, Tucson, Arizona.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Theojones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Theojones is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22734 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SQ133 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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