(15559) Abigailhines Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Abigail M. Hines for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Abigail is a student at the Orchard Day Home School, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abigailhines is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abigailhines is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15559 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GR23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0803 |
| Inclination | 1.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Abigail
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Also discovered on 5 April 2000
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