(15597) Piotrlazarek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Piotr Lazarek (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attended the Zespol Szkol Filomata, Gliwice, Slask, Poland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Piotrlazarek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piotrlazarek is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15597 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GM96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0412 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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