(15569) Feinberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Rebecca M. Feinberg for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Rebecca is a student at the Manhattan Beach Middle School, Manhattan Beach, California.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Feinberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feinberg is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15569 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,481 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.823 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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