(22786) Willipete Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Garrett Pete (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the Christina Huddleston Elementary School, Lakeville, Minnesota.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Willipete is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Willipete is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22786 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JY73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,542 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 5.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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