(15126) Brittanyanderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Brittany L. Anderson for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Brittany is a student at the House Junior High School, House, New Mexico.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brittanyanderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brittanyanderson is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15126 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EA44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 4.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.869 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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