(22605) Steverumsey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Stephen Rumsey mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Wellesley High School, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steverumsey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steverumsey is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22605 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HH147 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0514 |
| Inclination | 6.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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