(22948) Maidanak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Maidanak is a mountainous region in SE Uzbekistan. On a spur of the Pamir Alai mountains, at 2000 m altitude, is Maidanak Observatory, a world-class astronomical facility.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maidanak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maidanak is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22948 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TR222 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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