(22599) Heatherhall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Heather Hall mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Merrick, New York.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heatherhall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heatherhall is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22599 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HR122 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 6.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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