(22413) Haifu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Hai Fu (b. 1982) received his Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii and then worked at the University of Iowa, researching how galaxies evolve. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haifu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haifu is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22413 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UB13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 9.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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