(22275) Barentsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Geert Barentsen (b. 1984) is a research scientist at the University of Hertfordshire. He has contributed to developing the field of radio meteor scatter observations and has organized the Urania astronomy camps for young meteor observers in Belgium.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barentsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barentsen is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22275 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.05 km (#8,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 40.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 27.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.