(22299) Georgesteiner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
George Steiner (b. 1929), a French-American author, essayist and literary critic, ranks among the great minds in today's literary world. He has lectured on literature and poetry at the universities of Geneva, London and Harvard. His best-known book is After Babel (1975), an influential contribution to translation studies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgesteiner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgesteiner is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22299 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 GS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.14 km (#7,469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.138 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0644 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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