(22354) Sposetti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Stefano Sposetti is an amateur astronomer and teacher who lives in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in the Ticino Alps. Since his youth he has been a very active observer of minor planets, comets, artificial satellites and meteors. He is also a helpful friend to budding young amateur astrometrists.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sposetti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sposetti is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22354 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UR8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0681 |
| Inclination | 7.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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