(299020) Chennaoui Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Hasnaa Chennaoui (b. 1964) is a Moroccan geochemist at Hassan II University in Casablanca. She is a member of the Nomenclature Committee of Meteorites, and former council member, of the Meteoritical Society. She classified and named nine observed falls in Morocco, including Tissint, the fifth Martian meteorite fall.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chennaoui is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chennaoui is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 299020 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 6.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.