(22679) Amydavid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amy Jane David (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Pinedale Middle School, Pinedale, Wyoming.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amydavid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amydavid is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22679 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QJ42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 4.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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