(22550) Jonsellon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jonathan Blake Sellon (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his medicine and health project. He attends the Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonsellon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonsellon is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22550 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FK106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 6.92° |
| 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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