(90022) Apache Point Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
The Apache Point Observatory, owned and operated by the Astrophysical Research Consortium, is the site of the 2.5-m Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope and the 3.5-m ARC telescope.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Apache Point is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Apache Point is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90022 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TL371 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0757 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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