(22788) von Steuben Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 May 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
A Prussian military officer, Friedrich Wilhelm Augustin Ludolf Gerhard von Steuben (1730-1794), taught standards of military drill and discipline to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Steuben Day parades (September) in New York and other American cities celebrate German culture.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where von Steuben is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: von Steuben is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22788 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JA136 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.81 km (#10,990 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 8.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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