(15313) Ynnerman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.

Anders Ynnerman (b. 1963) is a Swedish professor of scientific visualization at Linköping University and founder of the Norrköping Visualization Center C. He leads projects such as OpenSpace and WISDOME, developing immersive dome visualizations of the universe for research, education, and public outreach.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ynnerman is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ynnerman is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number15313
Provisional designation1993 FM28
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.69
Orbital period3.86 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination1.67°
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 Anders

Also discovered on 21 March 1993

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