(15020) Brandonimber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brandon Stuart Imber (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his physics project. He attends the Commack High School, Commack, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brandonimber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brandonimber is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15020 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SV105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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