(15512) Snyder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1999 by Medkeff, J., Healy, D. at Junk Bond.
Doug Snyder's untiring work has reduced or prevented much light pollution in southern Arizona, and his educational efforts have introduced many to astronomy. He is codiscoverer of Comet C/2002 E2 (Snyder-Murakami).Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Snyder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Snyder is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15512 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.74 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0196 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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