(15358) Kintner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Paul Kintner (1946-2010), professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University, made pioneering rocket measurements of auroral electric fields and conducted research on space weather and its effects on GPS signals. He promoted international cooperation in space weather research and operations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kintner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kintner is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15358 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 FM8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.53 km (#6,125 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0323 |
| Inclination | 6.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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