(15551) Paddock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
George (b. 1918) and Courtney (b. 1914) Paddock have retained a decades-long, educated interest in astronomy, planetary sciences and both human and robotic exploration of space. The name was suggested by F. Vilas.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paddock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paddock is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15551 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FQ25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.93 km (#7,740 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 5.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 8.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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