(15891) Alissazhang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alissa Yuan Zhang (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her chemistry project. She attends the Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alissazhang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alissazhang is 1.87 au from the Sun and 0.899 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15891 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GG7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.846 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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