(15627) Hong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Danny Hong for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Danny is a student at the Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls, New York.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hong is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15627 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HW52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 4.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Danny
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