(22921) Siyuanliu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Siyuan Liu (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Troy High School, Troy, Michigan.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Siyuanliu is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSiyuanliuSiyuanliu

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siyuanliu is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22921
Provisional designation1999 TG95
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.39
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination7.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.968 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 October 1999

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