(154587) Ennico Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 May 2003 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Kimberly Ennico Smith (b. 1972), a Research Astrophysicist at NASA Ames Research Center, served as a Deputy Project Scientist for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ennico is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ennico is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 154587 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 KL22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0506 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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