(22280) Mandragora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Named for a genus belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Members of the genus are known as mandrakes. They are perennial herbaceous plants, with large tap-roots and leaves in the form of a rosette. Individual flowers are bell-shaped, whitish through to violet, and are followed by yellow or orange berries.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mandragora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mandragora is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22280 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 CD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.86 km (#5,184 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 28.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 0.566° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 February 1985
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- (4031) Mueller
- (4083) Jody
- (4202) Minitti
- (6084) Bascom
- (6117) Brevardastro
- (19121) Rathnasree