(22649) Paulineloader Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 July 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Pauline Loader (b. 1942, England) is a former Secretary and Treasurer of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand and was once head of the Variable Star Section. Around 2003 she developed the Beeper Box device for timing visually observed occultations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulineloader is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulineloader is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22649 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OD12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0774 |
| Inclination | 5.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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