(22003) Startek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Startek mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Southwestern Educational Society, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Startek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Startek is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22003 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XO42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.92 km (#12,955 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0548 |
| Inclination | 1.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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