(9922) Catcheller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Endowing the English language with a new term, the 1961 novel Catch-22 by U.S. writer Joseph Heller (1923-1999) epitomized both the problems of a sane person in an insane society and the absurdity of war. The name was suggested by B. G. Marsden.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Catcheller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Catcheller is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9922 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EO21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.59 km (#16,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.903 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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