(22623) Fisico Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Misael Fisico mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fisico is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fisico is 2.11 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22623 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KR34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 4.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 May 1998
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- (11735) Isabellecohen
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- (12530) Richardson
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