(22870) Rosing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Wayne Rosing (b. 1946) is an electrical engineer and computer industry executive. He has also been a principal investigator on NSF astronomy grants, including the Southern Hα Sky Survey Atlas (SHASSA). The name was suggested by M. Trueblood.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rosing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosing is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22870 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RO193 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.27 km (#5,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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