15139 Connormcarty

Connormcarty

Discovery
Discovered by	Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team
Discovery site	Socorro
Discovery date	9 March 2000
Designations
MPC designation	15139
Alternative names	2000 EY93
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	8085 days (22.14 yr)
Aphelion	3.0280092 AU (452.98373 Gm)
Perihelion	2.3186679 AU (346.86778 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.673339 AU (399.9258 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1326696
Orbital period	4.37 yr (1596.5 d)
Mean anomaly	255.37932°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 31.756^s / day
Inclination	10.80562°
Longitude of ascending node	205.17017°
Argument of perihelion	292.65064°
Earth MOID	1.35588 AU (202.837 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.07793 AU (310.854 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.342
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.9

15139 Connormcarty (2000 EY93) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It was named after a Mr. Connor McCarty, whose surname, as you may notice, was spelled wrong by the namers of said asteroid, but despite several letters from the afflicted's family, the name remains incorrect.

References

1. "15139 Connormcarty (2000 EY93)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 15139 Connormcarty
• 15139 Connormcarty at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters