(222903) Rajanidhingra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Rajani D. Dhingra (b. 1982) is an Indian planetary scientist. She contributed to the geological and geophysical analysis of the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth as part of the NASA New Horizons mission team.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rajanidhingra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rajanidhingra is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 222903 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GS181 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0402 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.