(22639) Nickanthony Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nick Alan Anthony (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the Three Oaks Middle School, Ft. Myers, Florida.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nickanthony is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nickanthony is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22639 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MP32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.73 km (#15,797 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 5.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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