(15406) Bleibtreu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Hermann Karl Bleibtreu (b. 1933), professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Arizona, as dean of the college of liberal arts supported formation in 1972-1973 of the department of planetary sciences as the teaching organization associated with the university's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bleibtreu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bleibtreu is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15406 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WV12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.22 km (#10,195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.135 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0165 |
| Inclination | 4.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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