(15147) Siegfried Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ray M. Siegfried (b. 1943) is active in numerous civic, business, cultural and community associations. In 1990 he was presented with the “Brotherhood Award” from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He is currently chairman of the board of the aerospace NORDAM Group. The name was suggested by T. W. Rettig.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Siegfried is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siegfried is 3.23 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15147 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EJ134 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.1 km (#2,481 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.23 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00576 |
| Inclination | 8.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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