(22567) Zenisek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sergio-Francis Mellejor Zenisek (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (20060314/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zenisek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zenisek is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22567 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HK33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 6.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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