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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 | March 9, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15139 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 EY93 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0355054 |
| Peri | 2.3075884 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1362351 |
| Orbital period | 1594.9337108 |
| Mean anomaly | 344.10246 |
| Inclination | 10.80253 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 205.25028 |
| Argument of peri | 292.37816 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
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.
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