(22957) Vaintrob Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dmitry Vaintrob (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the South Eugene High School, Eugene, Oregon.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vaintrob is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaintrob is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22957 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TR270 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 5.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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