(15093) Lestermackey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lester Wayne Mackey (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lestermackey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lestermackey is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15093 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TA31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 3.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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