(22481) Zachlynn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zach Lynn mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zachlynn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zachlynn is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22481 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GM13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.20 km (#5,624 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 17.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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