(15581) Adamkelly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adam Kelly (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his systems software project. He also received the Dudley R.Herschbach SIYSS Award. He attended the Skerries Community College, Dublin, Ireland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adamkelly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamkelly is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15581 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GV72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,114 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0511 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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