(515812) Pueo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2012 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
The Pueo is a short-eared owl endemic to Hawaiʻi and a frequent visitor to forested areas and clearings. The Pueo owl has habitats near the Maui Preparatory Academy, where K. Ornelas and T. Lee were students at the time this minor planet was first observed in collaboration with IASC.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pueo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pueo is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 515812 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 ME52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 7.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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