(22063) Dansealey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dan Sealey mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dansealey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dansealey is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22063 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AO99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0853 |
| Inclination | 6.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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