(22191) Achucarro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Joaquí Achúcarro (b. 1932) is a distinguished concert pianist, admired teacher and mentor, with a performance career spanning over 50 years in more than 50 countries.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Achucarro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Achucarro is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22191 |
| Provisional designation | 2113 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0865 |
| Inclination | 3.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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