(15929) Ericlinton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Eric John Clinton (b. 1955) is an amateur astronomer active in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre. He received the Society's Service Award for his work as treasurer and editor of the club's newsletter. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericlinton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericlinton is 3.43 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15929 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WQ11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 1.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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