(222403) Bethchristie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Beth Christie (b. 1961) has a lifelong interest in astronomy. She is a member of the Spectrashift Project at Raemor Observatory in Sierra Vista, Arizona, which is conducting a search for exoplanets.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bethchristie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bethchristie is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 222403 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FK31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 0.687° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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