(22136) Jamesharrison Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
James Christopher Harrison (b. 1936) is an Australian blood plasma donor whose unusual plasma composition has been used to make a treatment for Rhesus disease. His 1000 donations throughout his lifetime are estimated to have saved over two million unborn babies from the condition.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesharrison is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesharrison is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22136 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VJ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.70 km (#15,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0870 |
| Inclination | 3.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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