(15476) Narendra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Varun Kumar Narendra (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Narendra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Narendra is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15476 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BW24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.51 km (#16,236 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.404 |
| Rotation period | 3.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 6.85° |
| 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 discovered on 18 January 1999
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- (17880) Vanessaparker
- (29730) Bethwestfall
- (29747) Acorlando
- (31439) Mieyamanaka
- (33372) Jonathanchung
- (121016) Christopharnold
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