(15139) Connormcarty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Connor W. McCarty for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Connor is a student at the Mesa Union Junior High School, Somis, California.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Connormcarty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Connormcarty is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15139 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EY93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.13 km (#8,742 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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