(22920) Kaitduncan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kaitlin Duncan (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Plainedge High School, North Massapequa, New York.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaitduncan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaitduncan is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22920 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TF94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0990 |
| Inclination | 3.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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