(15570) von Wolff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Max von Wolff (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He attended the Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Mayen, Germany.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where von Wolff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: von Wolff is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15570 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GT60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.19 km (#6,397 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 1.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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