(22598) Francespearl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Frances Pearlmutter mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Horace Mann School, Riverdale, New York.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Francespearl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Francespearl is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22598 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HO117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 7.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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