(22020) Joshuahandal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Joshua Handal (b. 1989) served as executive officer for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO). Previously, he served as public affairs lead for the PDCO and for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) where he managed the campaign to communicate DART as humanity’s first asteroid deflection technology to millions worldwide.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #18, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joshuahandal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joshuahandal is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22020 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XG108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,679 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.49° |
| 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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