(15612) Parkmincheol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Park Mincheol (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy team project. He attended the Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Parkmincheol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parkmincheol is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15612 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GV133 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.30 km (#10,052 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.165 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 April 2000
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- (15603) Kimyoonji
- (15604) Fruits
- (15608) Owens
- (15609) Kosmaczewski
- (15611) Leejoonyoung
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