(15301) Marutesser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Marianne Ute Esser (b. 1943) has been a member of the scientific staff of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Heidelberg for more than 30 years. As an editor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts she contributed to the worldwide reputation of this bibliography.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marutesser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marutesser is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15301 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.07 km (#12,579 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0970 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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