(22978) Nyrola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1999 by Nyrola at Nyrola.
Nyrola is a small rural village in central Finland and the site of the countryside observatory of the astronomical association Jyvaskylan Sirius. This minor planet is the first to be found by Finnish amateur astronomers.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nyrola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nyrola is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22978 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VO24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,423 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Rotation period | 15.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 November 1999
- (16105) Marksaunders
- (17185) Mcdavid
- (21952) Terry
- (23008) Rebeccajohns
- (23010) Kathyfinch
- (23011) Petach
- (23013) Carolsmyth
- (24146) Benjamueller
- (24147) Stefanmuller
- (24148) Mychajliw
- (25424) Gunasekaran
- (25425) Chelsealynn
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