(22432) Pamgriffin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Pamela Defreyn Griffin (b. 1966) obtained a B.Sc. in Geological Engineering in 1989 and is active in the University of Hawaii's “Friends of the IfA”.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pamgriffin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pamgriffin is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22432 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 EJ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0887 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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