(22812) Ricker Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Philip Daniel Ricker (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the Ropesville Independent School District, Ropesville, Texas.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

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Where Ricker is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ricker is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22812
Provisional designation1999 RY15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.06 km (#10,490 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Rotation period129 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.73
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.161
Inclination2.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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