(15145) Ritageorge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Rita M. George for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Rita is a student at the Manhattan Beach Middle School, Manhattan Beach, California.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ritageorge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ritageorge is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15145 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EF117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,581 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 4.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.903 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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