(22022) Gould Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Laurence McKinley Gould (1896–1995) was an American geologist, educator and polar explorer. Gould was chief scientist and second-in-command of the 1928-30 Byrd Antarctic expedition. Leading a 1 500-mile sledge journey to the Transantarctic Mountains, he discovered sandstone outcrops, helping to link Antarctica with Gondwana.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gould is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gould is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22022 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XR110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.55 km (#11,517 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Rotation period | 70.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 5.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Laurence
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