(15574) Stephaniehass Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Named in honor of Stephanie A. Hass for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Stephanie is a student at the Manhattan Beach Middle School, Manhattan Beach, California.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stephaniehass is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephaniehass is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number15574
Provisional designation2000 GF66
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.39
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination3.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.998 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Stephanie

Also discovered on 5 April 2000

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