(115492) Watonga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 2003 by L. Ball at Emerald Lane.
Watonga is a city (population about 5000) in Blaine County, Oklahoma, 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Watonga is the county seat of Blaine County and the birthplace of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Watonga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Watonga is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 115492 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UR22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0731 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.