(22563) Xinwang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Xin Wang (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, Aurora, Illinois.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xinwang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xinwang is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22563 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HQ19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 7.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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