(55815) Melindakim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1994 by D. I. Steel at Siding Spring.
Melinda Kim Dowling (née Steel, b. 1958) is the discoverer's younger sister. A businesswoman who lives in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, she has been very supportive of the discoverer's career.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Melindakim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melindakim is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55815 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.88 km (#10,862 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 6.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 24.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 December 1994
- (7602) Yidaeam
- (8207) Suminao
- (9784) Yotsubashi
- (9785) Senjikan
- (10160) Totoro
- (10161) Nakanoshima
- (10367) Sayo