(22783) Teng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Stacy H. Teng (b. 1980), a recent Ph.D. recipient at the University of Maryland, studies the evolution of nuclear activity in luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies and has confirmed the link between mergers and quasars. The name was suggested by M. M. Knight.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teng is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22783 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GT52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.49 km (#9,729 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 3.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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