(22426) Mikehanes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Michael Francis Hanes (b. 1959) was a pilot for Air Canada, an amateur astronomer and telescope maker with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikehanes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikehanes is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22426 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AH9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.17 km (#12,351 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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