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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Brian G. W. Manning |
| Discovery date | October 31, 1989 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower |
| Alternate name(s) | 1952 YD; 1989 UB3; 1993 TB3 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5) | |
| Aphelion | 484.303 Gm (3.237 AU) |
| Perihelion | 284.819 Gm (1.904 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 384.561 Gm (2.571 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.259 |
| Orbital period | 1505.422 d (4.12 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.26 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 302.205° |
| Inclination | 5.424° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 61.414° |
| Argument of perihelion | 19.595° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.05? |
| Temperature | ~176 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
10515 Old Joe is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Brian G. W. Manning on October 31, 1989 from Stakenbridge, in the village of Churchill, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. It is named after the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower (nicknamed Old Joe) at the University of Birmingham.[1]
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