(149115) Lauriecantillo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Laurie L. Cantillo (b. 1958) served as the NASA Public Affairs Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lauriecantillo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lauriecantillo is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 149115 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CG271 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.71 km (#15,829 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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