(22626) Jengordinier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Gordinier mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jengordinier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jengordinier is 2.06 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22626 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KS37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 6.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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