(22497) Immanuelfuchs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 May 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Immanuel Lazarus Fuchs (1833-1902) received a doctorate from the University of Berlin and taught at various secondary schools and universities. His work was mostly in the study of solutions and singularities of homogeneous linear differential equations in the complex domain.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Immanuelfuchs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Immanuelfuchs is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22497 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 KG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.375 |
| Rotation period | 5.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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