(22512) Cannat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Guillaume Cannat (b. 1962) is a scientific journalist and author. He worked for many years with the magazine Ciel et Espace and is now with Espace. He is the author of several books, including the annual Guide du ciel, which he has published for more than ten years.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cannat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cannat is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22512 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BH26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.40 km (#11,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Rotation period | 1.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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