(22833) Scottyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Sang Yu (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his behavioral science project. He attends the Robert Frost Middle School, Rockville, Maryland.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottyu is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22833 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RR75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0641 |
| Inclination | 4.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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