(22421) Jamesedgar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
James Somerville Edgar (b. 1946) spent 40 years as a Locomotive Engineer and rail Supervisor. He became President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2014. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesedgar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesedgar is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22421 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 XC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 3.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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