(22026) Lindabillings Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Linda Billings (b. 1951) has been a leading voice in communicating NASA’s planetary defense program with the world. She has promoted effective communication on the asteroid impact hazard and worked to ensure that the importance of planetary defense preparedness is widely understood across governments, scientific communities, and the public.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindabillings is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindabillings is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22026 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XS119 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,856 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 9.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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