(22551) Adamsolomon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adam Ross Solomon (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his space science project. He attends the John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, New York.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adamsolomon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamsolomon is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22551 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FU110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0482 |
| Inclination | 5.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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