(15779) Scottroberts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Scott Roberts (b. 1959) for many years has encouraged amateur astronomers to pursue their love of the night sky, spending much time teaching people how to use and enjoy their telescopes.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottroberts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottroberts is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15779 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,393 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.389 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 23.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.839 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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