(15573) Richardjoseph Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Richard Joseph (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attended the Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Naval Base Kochi, Kerala, India.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardjoseph is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardjoseph is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15573 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GX65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0356 |
| Inclination | 1.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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