(15146) Halpov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Harold R. Povenmire (b. 1939) has extensively searched the Georgia strewn field in an effort to find tektites and understand their complicated geology. He recently published the book Tektites: A Cosmic Enigma. He has also been an avid observer of grazing lunar occultations and of occultations by minor planets.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Halpov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Halpov is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15146 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EQ130 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.92 km (#12,943 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.347 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0709 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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