(15613) Rajihyun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ra Jihyun (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attended the Kangwon Science High School, Wonju, South Korea.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rajihyun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rajihyun is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15613 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GH136 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.01 km (#8,916 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Rotation period | 3.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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