(22102) Karenlamb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Karen Lamb mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Everest Academy, Clarkston, Michigan.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karenlamb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karenlamb is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22102 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JR61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.89 km (#10,826 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0575 |
| Inclination | 6.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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