(15828) Sincheskul Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Boris Fillipovich Sincheskul (b. 1936), Ukrainian astronomer, has worked at the Poltava Gravimetric Observatory since 1962. He has observed lunar occultations for over 46 years and he was a pioneer in occultation astronomy in the Ukraine.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sincheskul is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sincheskul is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15828 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.59 km (#16,091 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.503 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0572 |
| Inclination | 7.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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