(22988) Jimmyhom Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jimmy Hom (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his zoology project. He attends the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jimmyhom is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimmyhom is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22988 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VN58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 24.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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