(22829) Paigerin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paige Erin Thompson (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Lincoln Middle School, Bradenton, Florida.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paigerin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paigerin is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22829 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RH52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.90 km (#15,453 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 3.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.945 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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