(15088) Licitra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeffrey Lawrence Licitra (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 Blind Brook High School, Rye Brook, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Licitra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Licitra is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15088 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CK82 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 7.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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