(22846) Fredwhitaker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Fred Joseph Whitaker mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the St. Francis of Assisi School, Louisville, Kentucky.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fredwhitaker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fredwhitaker is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22846 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RN120 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 8.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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