(15969) Charlesgreen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Charles Green (1735-1771) was the official astronomer on Cook's expedition aboard the Endeavour to Tahiti to observe the 1769 transit of Venus. After the successful observation of the event, the expedition left Tahiti and sailed for Australia and Jakarta. In Batavia Green caught malaria and was buried at sea.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charlesgreen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlesgreen is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15969 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EW11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0821 |
| Inclination | 8.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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