(15026) Davidscott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
David Holcomb Scott (1916-2000) was a member of the USGS lunar geologic mapping team during the Apollo program, the senior author of the USGS geologic map of Mars based on the Mariner 9 data, and the coordinator for the preparation of the Mars Geologic Atlas.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidscott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidscott is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15026 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TR34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.24 km (#10,154 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.161 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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