(15618) Lorifritz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Lori A. Fritz for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Lori is a student at the Beech Grove Middle School, Beech Grove, Indiana.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorifritz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorifritz is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15618 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HF11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.58 km (#17,319 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 17.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.951 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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