(22162) Leslijohnson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leslie Johnson mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Dunbar Middle School, Fort Worth, Texas.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leslijohnson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leslijohnson is 3.01 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22162 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WS123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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