(22250) Konstfrolov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1978 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Konstantin Vasil'evich Frolov (b. 1932), director of the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute in Moscow, is a prominent expert in ergonomics and biomechanics. He is one of the founders of the new scientific direction “man-machine-environment” widely used in aviation, space, shipbuilding and nuclear engineering.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Konstfrolov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konstfrolov is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22250 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.64 km (#13,620 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 4.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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