(22488) Martyschwartz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Martin Schwartz mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, Texas.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martyschwartz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martyschwartz is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22488 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GP24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.52 km (#11,594 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0562 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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