15057 Whitson
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | December 22, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15057 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1998 YY15 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6440385 |
| Peri | 2.7280485 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1437504 |
| Orbital period | 2077.1889172 |
| Mean anomaly | 249.51879 |
| Inclination | 2.10296 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 152.38040 |
| Argument of peri | 301.01307 |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.8 |
15057 Whitson (1998 YY15) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on December 22, 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.

