115312 Whither

Whither
Discovery
Discovered by	James Whitney Young
Discovery site	Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California
Discovery date	19 September 2003
Designations
MPC designation	115312
Alternative names	2003 SP215, 1999 RC73
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	6029 days (16.51 yr)
Aphelion	2.7219925 AU (407.20428 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0837376 AU (311.72271 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.4028651 AU (359.46350 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.13281122
Orbital period	3.72 yr (1360.5 d)
Mean anomaly	111.52207°
Mean motion	0.26461228°/day
Inclination	2.9679555°
Longitude of ascending node	198.03708°
Argument of perihelion	186.32332°
Earth MOID	1.0857 AU (162.42 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.72317 AU (407.380 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.1

115312 Whither (2003 SP215) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 19, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.

Named using the truncated combination of the first names for the two granddaughters Whitney Young and Heather Young of the discoverer, both daughters of the discoverer’s son Jeffrey Young.

References

↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 115312 Whither (2003 SP215)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

Minor Planet Circulars, 2008 January 22.

External links

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