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.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 126749 Johnjones