(22143) Cathyfowler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cathy Fowler mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Feagin Mill Middle School, Warner Robins, Georgia.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cathyfowler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cathyfowler is 1.87 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22143 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VL37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 0.668° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.799 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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