(15031) Lemus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Bryan A. Lemus (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his botany project. He attends the Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, Miami, Florida.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lemus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lemus is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15031 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VN28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,740 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 5.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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