(15622) Westrich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Bradford J. Westrich for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Bradford is a student at the Edgewood Middle School, Moriarty, New Mexico.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Westrich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Westrich is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15622 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HY20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,442 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0631 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Bradford
All asteroids named after someone called Bradford
Also discovered on 27 April 2000
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