(15565) Benjaminsteele Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Benjamin C. Steele for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Benjamin is a student at the Medea Creek Middle School, Agoura, California.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benjaminsteele is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benjaminsteele is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15565 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GM49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.71 km (#13,450 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0881 |
| Inclination | 0.761° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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