(15628) Gonzales Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Eric A. Gonzales for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Eric is a student at the William P. Hobby Middle School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gonzales is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gonzales is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15628 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HA53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 0.930° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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