(15563) Remsberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Jarrett R. Remsberg for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Jarrett is a student at the Middletown Middle School, Middletown, Maryland.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Remsberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Remsberg is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15563 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GG48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 12.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 2.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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