(22919) Shuwan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shu Wan (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his medicine and health project. He attends the Classical High School, Providence, Rhode Island.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shuwan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shuwan is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22919 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TR91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 7.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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