(22993) Aferrari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrew Ferrari mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Durham Academy Upper School, Durham, North Carolina.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aferrari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aferrari is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22993 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VX65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 1.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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