(15025) Uwontario Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Founded in 1878, the University of Western Ontario is located in London. The Hume Cronyn Observatory was built on campus in 1940, and the university has a 1.2-m telescope at the Elginfield Observatory. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uwontario is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uwontario is 3.29 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15025 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TX28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 7.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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