(22195) Nevadodelruiz Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

The Hungaria planet is named after the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia. This 5389-m active volcano is situated in Colombias Cordillera Central, a part of the Andes.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nevadodelruiz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nevadodelruiz is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22195
Provisional designation3509 P-L
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.52 km (#13,906 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.133
Rotation period14.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.45
Orbital period2.62 years
Semi-major axis1.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 1.97 au
Eccentricity0.0345
Inclination23.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.840 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.