(15579) Richardbeattie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Richard Douglas Beattie (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attended the King's Hospital School, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardbeattie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardbeattie is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15579 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GP70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.31 km (#8,493 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Rotation period | 2.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0420 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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