(22939) Handlin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Adam Handlin (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his space science project. He attends the High Technology High School, Lincroft, New Jersey.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Handlin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Handlin is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22939 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TU173 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0632 |
| Inclination | 3.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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