(15582) Russellburrows Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Russell T. Burrows for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Russell is a student at the Barbara Bush Middle School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Russellburrows is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Russellburrows is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15582 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GZ73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0975 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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