(22482) Michbertier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michelle Bertier mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. She teaches at the La Jolla High School, La Jolla, California.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michbertier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michbertier is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22482 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GK16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 1.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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