(15294) Underwood Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Building plans examiner Lynn Underwood (b. 1949) of Vail, Arizona, has completed successful and innovative designs of two major extensions to the Jarnac Observatory, thus enabling it to redouble its observations and join in an expanded public observing program with Dean Koenig and “Starizona”.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Underwood is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Underwood is 1.84 au from the Sun and 0.955 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15294 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,622 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.436 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 3.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.760 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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