(22619) Ajscheetz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
A. J. Scheetz mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ajscheetz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ajscheetz is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22619 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KJ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0429 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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