(15032) Alexlevin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alex Levin (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexlevin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexlevin is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15032 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VV28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,755 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Rotation period | 4.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 5.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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