(22612) Dandibner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Daniel Dibner (b. 1955) is director of philanthropy of the Cascade Foundation. A Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he has specialized in the history of science. He has also been an executive at several software and technology companies.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dandibner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dandibner is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22612 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KT3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.47 km (#11,684 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 9.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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