(22650) Brianloader Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Brian Loader (b. 1935, England) is a retired science teacher who worked as a programmer at the USNO Black Birch Station in New Zealand. In 1980 he joined the RASNZ where he set up programs monitoring Jovian satellite events and double stars occulted by the moon. He was a prolific occultation observer for 50 years and became a Fellow of the society.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianloader is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianloader is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22650 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OG12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.16 km (#5,646 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0888 |
| Inclination | 9.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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