(22622) Strong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joshua Strong mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strong is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22622 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KV32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 6.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.906 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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