(15619) Albertwu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Albert Y. Wu for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Albert is a student at the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertwu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertwu is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15619 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HE13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0989 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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