(22836) Leeannragasa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

LeeAnn Ragasa mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Haaheo Elementary School, Hilo, Hawaii.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Leeannragasa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leeannragasa is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22836
Provisional designation1999 RH89
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.5
Orbital period3.99 years
Semi-major axis2.51 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.0527
Inclination1.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.39 au

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

Also discovered on 7 September 1999

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