(15596) Yongshiangtham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yong Shiang Tham (b. 2003) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attended the Chung Ling High School Penang, Georgetown, Malaysia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yongshiangtham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yongshiangtham is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15596 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GZ95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.04 km (#10,537 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Rotation period | 2.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 1.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.922 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yong
All asteroids named after someone called Yong
Also discovered on 6 April 2000
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