(15148) Michaelmaryott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Michael Maryott (1936-2009) was the owner of a company that maintains research microscopes for laboratories at the University of Arizona, especially the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He was a prospector, silversmith, photographer, craftsman, musician, scientist, educator and Arizona historian.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelmaryott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelmaryott is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15148 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EM141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.84 km (#13,127 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 6.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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