(22422) Kenmount Hill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Kenmount Hill (47°31' N, 52°47' W) is the location near St. John's, Newfoundland, where John Winthrop of Harvard College observed the transit of Venus in 1761. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenmount Hill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenmount Hill is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22422 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 YO5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.12 km (#12,456 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.