(22621) Larrybartel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Larry Bartel mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the William J. Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larrybartel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larrybartel is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22621 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KO28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0712 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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