(22454) Rosalylopes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
A member of the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper Team at JPL, Rosaly M. C. Lopes-Gautier (b. 1957) studies geology and volcanology. She discovered 71 volcanoes on Io. Name suggested and citation prepared by Robert Jedicke and Peter Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rosalylopes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosalylopes is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22454 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VU17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0923 |
| Inclination | 1.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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