(22632) DiNovis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Joanne DiNovis mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Centereach High School, Centereach, New York.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where DiNovis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: DiNovis is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22632
Provisional designation1998 KG64
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period4.53 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.07
Orbital period3.56 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination2.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.970 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Joanne

Also discovered on 22 May 1998

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