(22991) Jeffreyklus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeffrey Klus mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Fairport High School, Fairport, New York.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffreyklus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffreyklus is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22991 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VX62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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