(22010) Kuzmina Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Anastasia Kuzmina (b. 1984) is a Russian-born Slovak biathlete who has represented Slovakia since December 2008. She is the first biathlete to win gold medals in three consecutive Winter Olympics (2010 Vancouver, 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kuzmina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuzmina is 5.17 au from the Sun and 6.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22010
Provisional designation1999 XM78
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Absolute magnitude (H)12.42
Orbital period11.5 years
Semi-major axis5.09 au
Perihelion – aphelion5.01 – 5.17 au
Eccentricity0.0153
Inclination1.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)4.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Anastasia

Also discovered on 7 December 1999

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