(10922) Thomaslam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Lam (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attended the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomaslam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomaslam is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10922 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 1.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.785 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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