(151590) Fan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Xiaohui Fan (b. 1971) is a Chinese-American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work in the discoveries and studies of the most distant quasars in the Universe.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fan is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 151590 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 UR58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0605 |
| Inclination | 7.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.