(22546) Schickler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carmiel Effron Schickler (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schickler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schickler is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22546 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FK78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.867 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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