(22002) Richardregan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Richard Regan mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Stone Middle School, Melbourne, Florida.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardregan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardregan is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22002 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XB42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,098 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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