(22828) Jaynethomp Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jayne B. Thompson (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Pinedale Middle School, Pinedale, Wyoming.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jaynethomp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jaynethomp is 3.01 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22828 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RF50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 6.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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