(22963) Fuls Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
David Carson Fuls (b. 1986) is an American astronomer and engineer with the Catalina Sky Survey. His expertise and development of telescope hardware and software systems, and his contributions to asteroid observing, science and public outreach have been extraordinary. Fuls has discovered numerous near-Earth asteroids and many comets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fuls is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fuls is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22963 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UN24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 4.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.900 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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