(15699) Lyytinen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Esko Lyytinen (b. 1942) is a Finnish amateur astronomer who has made measurements of, and published models on, meteor dust trails over more than a decade. His contributions include the prediction of the time and duration of meteor outbursts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lyytinen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lyytinen is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15699 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 VM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.78 km (#15,696 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Rotation period | 2.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 4.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.