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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | James Whitney Young |
| Discovery site | Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California |
| Discovery date | November 14, 2003 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 115891 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2003 VW2 |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8284348 |
| Peri | 2.2885920 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1054993 |
| Orbital period | 1494.7892891 |
| Mean anomaly | 354.29599 |
| Inclination | 4.61763 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 26.11816 |
| Argument of peri | 130.30111 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
115891 Scottmichael (2003 VW2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 14, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.
Named using the combination of the first names for the two grandsons Scott Young and Michael Young of the discoverer, both sons of the discoverer’s son Jeffrey Young.
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