(22996) De Boo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Edward de Boo mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Classical High School, Providence, Rhode Island.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where De Boo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: De Boo is 3.00 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22996 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VP70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0614 |
| Inclination | 1.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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