(568959) Michaellesko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 2005 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Michael Lesko (b. 2004) is a Canadian student of astrophysics at the University of Waterloo as well as an intern at the Canadian Space Agency. He is a close collaborator with the Optical Transient Survey conducted at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaellesko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaellesko is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 568959 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 BJ47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0769 |
| Inclination | 4.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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