(15312) Wandt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Marcus Wandt (b. 1980) is a Swedish astronaut and test pilot. He flew to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 3 in January 2024.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wandt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wandt is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15312 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FH27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.84 km (#5,878 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 149 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 5.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marcus
All asteroids named after someone called Marcus
Also discovered on 21 March 1993
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- (7595) Vaxjo
- (7831) Francois-Xavier
- (8535) Pellesvanslos
- (8536) Mans
- (8537) Billochbull
- (8538) Gammelmaja
- (8697) Olofsson