- 22543 Ranjan
Infobox Planet
bgcolour = #c0c0ff
name = (22543) Ranjan
semimajor = 2.26 AU
eccentricity = 0.161
period = (3.39 a)
inclination = 0.9°
physical_characteristics = yes
equatorial_radius = 0.5-1.5 km(22543) Ranjan is the official name (governed by the
International Astronomical Union ) of aminor planet betweenMars andJupiter .Origin of Name
The planet was named after
Sukrit Ranjan by theCeres Connection atMIT 'sLincoln Laboratory . This was done in recognition of his success in the2006 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS).
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