(15298) Minde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Odd Minde (b. 1951) is a Swedish retired teacher who specialized in chemistry and mathematics. He was the founder of Rymdgymnasiet (Space High School) in Kiruna, Sweden. Since its founding in 2001, more than 700 students have graduated from the school’s space science and technology program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minde is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15298 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EB13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.10 km (#12,495 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 4.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Odd
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Also discovered on 2 March 1992
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