(15151) Wilmacherup Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Wilma Cherup (1915-2010), of the Amateur Astronomers' Association of Pittsburgh, became The Astronomical League's Executive Secretary in 1954. She held this position for 23 years, and was awarded the Astronomical League Award in 1963. Wilma was known and loved by thousands of amateur astronomers around the world.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wilmacherup is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wilmacherup is 1.84 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15151 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EU148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.62 km (#13,664 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.407 |
| Rotation period | 4.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 2.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.796 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 March 2000
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