(15495) Bogie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 February 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.

American actor Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) appeared on Broadway and was the star of many a Hollywood film. Often cast in the tough-guy role, Bogart won the Academy Award for best actor in 1951 and was voted male star of the twentieth century by the American Film Institute in 1999.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bogie is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBogieBogie

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogie is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number15495
Provisional designation1999 DF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.22 km (#8,613 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.263
Absolute magnitude (H)13.33
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination4.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.38 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 17 February 1999

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