(16023) Alisonyee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alison Kimberly Yee (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her zoology project. She attends the Byram Hills High School, Armonk, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alisonyee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alisonyee is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16023 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CV93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 3.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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