(115312) Whither Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2003 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Whitney Young (b. 1990) and Heather Young (b. 1992) are granddaughters of the discoverer.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Whither is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Whither is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 115312 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SP215 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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