(15421) Adammalin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adam Mikah Malin (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adammalin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adammalin is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15421 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HM81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0701 |
| Inclination | 2.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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