(15246) Kumeta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yasutaka Kumeta (b. 1965) is a well known Japanese amateur astronomer and keen observer and photographer of comets, nebulae, star clusters and lunar eclipses. He has been a member of the Kuroishi Subaru Association since 1992.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kumeta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kumeta is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15246 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 VS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.98 km (#6,604 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.