(22561) Miviscardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Anthony Viscardi (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He is a member of the Josan Academy, San Diego, California.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miviscardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miviscardi is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22561 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HX18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0920 |
| Inclination | 7.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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