(22640) Shalilabaena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shalila Alejandra Baena (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her botany and zoology project. She attends the Haaheo Elementary School, Hilo, Hawaii.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shalilabaena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shalilabaena is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22640 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MJ34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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