(22587) McKennon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Blanche McKennon mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Moscow High School, Moscow, Idaho.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where McKennon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McKennon is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22587
Provisional designation1998 HB99
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.83
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination6.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 April 1998

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