(15623) Maitaneam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maitane Alonso Monasterio (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attended the Avellaneda Ikastetxea, Sodupe, Spain.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maitaneam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maitaneam is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15623 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HU30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,316 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.351 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.870 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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