(15133) Sullivan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Cole J. Sullivan for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Cole is a student at the Oslo Middle School, Vero Beach, Florida.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Sullivan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sullivan is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15133 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EB91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,091 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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