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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | February 8, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15112 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 CY94 |
| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Ap | 2.6382016 |
| Peri | 1.9621834 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1469482 |
| Orbital period | 1274.2208591 |
| Mean anomaly | 271.26552 |
| Inclination | 3.80237 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 72.11224 |
| Argument of peri | 143.71946 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
15112 Arlenewolfe (2000 CY94) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on February 8, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro, New Mexico.
It that was named in honor of Arlene E. Wolfe, in recognition of her mentoring of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (a middle school science competition).
Mrs. Wolfe is a teacher at the Venerini Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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