(22545) Brittrusso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brittany Nicole Russo (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Merrick, New York.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brittrusso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brittrusso is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22545 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FP77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0887 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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