(22485) Unterman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nathan Unterman mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Unterman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Unterman is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22485 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GS22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.94 km (#12,893 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0245 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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