(15003) Midori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Midori Goto (b. 1971) is an extremely talented violinist, and she has also contributed much to musical education for children. In July 2002, on the 20th anniversary of her international debut, she will give a series of recitals entitled Total Experience.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Midori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Midori is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15003 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XC10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.71 km (#5,266 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.171 |
| Rotation period | 23.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 9.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.