(13622) McArthur Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Guy McArthur (b. 1971) is a talented programmer working at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He was instrumental in creating the planetary data system archive for the 2001 Mars Odyssey γ-ray spectrometer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McArthur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McArthur is 3.43 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13622 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 HY2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.60 km (#5,351 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 3.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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