(22707) Jackgrundy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jack Mark Grundy (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the St. Francis of Assisi School, Louisville, Kentucky.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jackgrundy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jackgrundy is 3.46 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22707 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RN62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 1.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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