(15057) Whitson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Peggy Annette Whitson (b. 1960), who has worked for NASA since 1989, was selected as an astronaut in 1996 and was launched to the International Space Station in 2002.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Whitson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Whitson is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15057 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YY15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.74 km (#6,842 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Peggy
All asteroids named after someone called Peggy
Also discovered on 22 December 1998
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