(22819) Davidtao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Tao (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidtao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidtao is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22819 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RY26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0499 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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