(22784) Theresaoei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Theresa A. Oei (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Oei Home School, Hebron, Connecticut.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Theresaoei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Theresaoei is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22784 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JM43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.68 km (#11,275 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.140 |
| Rotation period | 21.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 4.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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