(22492) Mosig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Mosig mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Troy High School, Fullerton, California.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mosig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mosig is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22492 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GN35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0201 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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