(15310) Meir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Jessica Meir (b. 1977) is a Swedish-American astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 61 and 62 (2019–2020).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meir is 1.88 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15310 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FT19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 7.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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