(15583) Hanick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Andrea L. Hanick for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Andrea is a student at the Annunciation Catholic Academy, Altamonte, Florida.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanick is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15583 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GM74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 15.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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