(15924) Axelmartin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1997 by B. Koch at Solingen.
Axel Martin (b. 1968) is a longtime German amateur astronomer and co-founder of the Turtle Star Observatory. As a member of the VdS Fachgruppe “Kleine Planeten” he works on the astrometry and photometry of minor planets.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Axelmartin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Axelmartin is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15924 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 VE5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.918 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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