(22872) Williamweber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William James Weber mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Christina Huddleston Elementary School, Lakeville, Minnesota.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamweber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamweber is 1.92 au from the Sun and 0.931 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22872 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RM194 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 5.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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