(15413) Beaglehole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
J. C. Beaglehole (1901–1971) was a New Zealand historian and authority on the European exploration of the Pacific. His Life of Captain Cook and associated Journals of Captain Cook and Journals of Joseph Banks constitute a definitive account of the Cook voyages. Name suggested and citation supplied by Eric M. Jones.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beaglehole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beaglehole is 3.14 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15413 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BX9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.19 km (#8,658 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0452 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.