(22080) Emilevasseur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emile Levasseur mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Ledyard Middle School, Gales Ferry, Connecticut.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilevasseur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilevasseur is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22080 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AS161 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0766 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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