293299

293299 is a minor planet designation used by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center to catalog a small body in the solar system. The number indicates that the object's orbit has been well determined and it has been assigned a sequential identifier; it does not reveal discovery date. Before numbering, the object receives a provisional designation based on the discovery date.

As a minor planet, 293299 is typically considered part of the asteroid population. Most numbered minor planets reside in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter; the precise orbital elements of 293299 define its class and motion around the Sun, with an orbital period of several years. The physical characteristics of such objects—diameter, albedo, composition—are inferred from observations across visual, infrared, and radar wavelengths, and from the object's absolute magnitude.

Detailed discovery information (date, discoverer, and discovery site) is recorded in the Minor Planet Center database and may include the provisional designation used prior to numbering. It is common for numbered minor planets to remain unnamed; if 293299 has not been given a formal name, it will be referred to primarily by its numerical designation in catalogs and scientific literature.

The designation 293299 provides a unique identifier that allows researchers to track orbital updates, revisions to ephemerides, and any subsequent attempts to observe or classify the object more precisely.