(22730) Jacobhurwitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jacob Benjamin Hurwitz (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his behavioral science project. He attends the Robert Frost Middle School, Rockville, Maryland.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jacobhurwitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacobhurwitz is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22730 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SY118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 1.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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