(22856) Stevenzeiher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Steven Zeiher mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Waiakea Intermediate School, Hilo, Hawaii.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevenzeiher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevenzeiher is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22856 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RX142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0612 |
| Inclination | 3.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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