(22521) ZZ Top Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
A power trio from Texas, ZZ Top was formed in 1969. Bearded Billy Gibbons (guitar and vocals) and Dusty Hill (bass and vocals), and beardless Frank Beard (percussion) produce energetic music that was used to close the dome of the OCA Schmidt telescope after a long night of observing.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where ZZ Top is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: ZZ Top is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22521 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ER2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0878 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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