(15453) Brasileirinhos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1998 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
The name Brasileirinhos, meaning “Young Brazilians”, was chosen by the winners of the third Grande Desafío organized by the Museu Exploratorio de Ciencias of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas to encourage all Brazilian students in their efforts to achieve the necessary goals in their studies.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brasileirinhos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brasileirinhos is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15453 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XD96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,388 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0779 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 December 1998
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