(15543) Elizateel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Elizabeth A. Teel for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Elizabeth is a student at the College Station Middle School, College Station, Texas.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elizateel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elizateel is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15543 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DD96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 0.578° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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