(22947) Carolsuh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carol Yoon Joo Suh (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attends the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolsuh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolsuh is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22947 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TW218 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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