(15604) Fruits Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Benjamin R. Fruits for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Benjamin is a student at the Seven Springs Middle School, New Port Richey, Florida.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fruits is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fruits is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15604 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GT108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.34 km (#14,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 8.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.862 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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