(622) Esther Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1906 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
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Where Esther is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Esther is 1.84 au from the Sun and 0.869 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 622 |
| Provisional designation | A906 VN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.9 km (#1,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Rotation period | 47.4 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 8.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.857 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
- (638) Moira
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