(22697) Manek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1998 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Czech amateur astronomer Jan Karel Mánek (b. 1961) has been involved especially in occultation and variable-star observations and research. The name was suggested by the discoverer and L. Vašta.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manek is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22697 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.01 km (#6,570 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0875 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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