(22729) Anthennig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anthony Ian Hennig (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the Powhatan Junior High School, Powhatan, Virginia.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anthennig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anthennig is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22729 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SV110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.10 km (#16,931 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0822 |
| Inclination | 6.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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