(15635) Andrewhager Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Andrew T. Hager for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Andrew is a student at the International Montessori School, Venice, Florida.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewhager is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewhager is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15635 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JV27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.06 km (#6,515 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.976 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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