(15556) Hanafy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Abdel Rahman Mohamed Hanafy (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering team project. He attended the STEM School of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanafy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanafy is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15556 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FW49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.37 km (#14,301 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 6.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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