(22579) Marcyeager Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marcy Eager mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcyeager is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcyeager is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22579 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HO62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 3.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.895 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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