(15554) Chenhuaipu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chen Huai-Pu (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attended the Keelung Municipal Anle Senior High School, Keelung City, Chinese Taipei.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chenhuaipu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chenhuaipu is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15554 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FH46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.90 km (#13,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.292 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 7.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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