(15606) Winer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 2000 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Irvin M. Winer (1935-1982) was a physicist, teacher and mentor who studied laser physics and experimental general relativity, as well as laboratory fusion initiation and containment. He held four U.S. patents. The citation was written by M. Trueblood.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Winer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Winer is 1.81 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15606 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GU122 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.79 km (#13,247 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.786 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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