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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | B. L. Stevens |
| Discovery site | Desert Moon Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 20, 2002 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 126749 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2002 DQ1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2805906 |
| Peri | 1.7745102 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2979328 |
| Orbital period | 1467.7367609 |
| Mean anomaly | 287.52585 |
| Inclination | 15.15270 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 347.14333 |
| Argument of peri | 39.99901 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
126749 Johnjones (2002 DQ1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 2002 by B. L. Stevens at Desert Moon Observatory. It is named in honor of John L. Jones (1927–2006), an observational astronomer from Bellwood (and later Schaumburg), Illinois. Jones served as President of the Chicago Astronomical Society, general chairman of the annual Astrofest star party, and was also a regular lecturer at the Cernan Earth and Space Center, Triton College.