(15528) Martinsmedina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Liana Martins-Medina (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her systems software team project. She attended the Marianopolis College, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Martinsmedina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinsmedina is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number15528
Provisional designation2000 AJ10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.49
Orbital period3.26 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination4.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.762 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 January 2000

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