(15150) Salsa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
The San Antonio League of Sidewalk Astronomers, is an astronomy club whose passionate members are dedicated to sharing the night sky with everyone in a fun and friendly environment.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Salsa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salsa is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15150 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EO148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.01 km (#15,180 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.406 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 3.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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