(15144) Araas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Michael J. Araas for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Michael is a student at the Holy Name School, Sheridan, Wyoming.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Araas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Araas is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15144 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EK114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.55 km (#13,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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