(22538) Lucasmoller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lucas Edward Moller (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his earth and planetary science project. He attends the Moscow High School, Moscow, Idaho.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucasmoller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucasmoller is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22538 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FS63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,384 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.326 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 7.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.877 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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