(22992) Susansmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Susan Smith mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Parkersburg South High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susansmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susansmith is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22992 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VR65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00675 |
| Inclination | 0.949° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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