(22875) Lanejackson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Lane L. Jackson mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Ropesville Independent School District, Ropesville, Texas.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lanejackson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lanejackson is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22875
Provisional designation1999 RB198
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.77
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.48 au
Eccentricity0.0989
Inclination6.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also named after someone called Lane

Also discovered on 8 September 1999

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