(22900) Trudie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 October 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.

Trudie R. Wilson (1913-2001) was the mother of the discoverer.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Trudie is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trudie is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22900
Provisional designation1999 TW14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.52 km (#11,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.261
Absolute magnitude (H)14.11
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination7.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 11 October 1999

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