(15695) Fedorshpig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1985 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Fedor Ivanovich Shpig (b. 1955), a qualified specialist in economical sciences, is the president of the amateur football association in Ukraine. He promotes the development of sport and a healthy life-style among teenagers in Ukraine.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fedorshpig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fedorshpig is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15695 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.83 km (#13,158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.247 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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