15139 Connormcarty
Discovery and designation | |
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Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
Discovery site | Socorro |
Discovery date | March 9, 2000 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 15139 |
2000 EY93 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 3.0355054 |
Perihelion | 2.3075884 |
Eccentricity | 0.1362351 |
1594.9337108 | |
344.10246 | |
Inclination | 10.80253 |
205.25028 | |
292.37816 | |
Physical characteristics | |
14.3 | |
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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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