(22880) Pulaski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
A Polish soldier, Kazimierz Michal Waclaw Wiktor Pulaski (1745-1779), is often called “the father of American cavalry” in reference to training he provided to the Continental Army during the American Revolution. In Illinois, an eponymous holiday is traditionally held on the first Monday in March to celebrate Polish culture.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pulaski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pulaski is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22880 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RL224 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.49 km (#16,277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 7.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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