(22190) Stellakwee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Stella Vooren Kwee (1964-2005) was the daughter of Leiden astronomer K. K. Kwee and his wife, Sunny Kwee.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stellakwee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stellakwee is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22190 |
| Provisional designation | 2100 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.88 km (#5,176 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0764 |
| Inclination | 16.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Stella
All asteroids named after someone called Stella
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
- (1743) Schmidt
- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites