(115801) Punahou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 2003 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Punahou School, an independent college preparatory day school founded in 1841 in Honolulu, is the largest and oldest coeducational, independent college preparatory school in the United States. Of the 400 yearly graduates, 99% go on to college. Living alumni number over 22 000, of whom about 45% live in Hawaii.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Punahou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Punahou is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 115801 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UW236 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 0.629° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.