(16185) Allisonjia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Allison Sihan Jia (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for her cellular and molecular biology project. She also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. She attended the Harker School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Allisonjia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Allisonjia is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16185 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AH164 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.65 km (#9,491 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 5.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0561 |
| Inclination | 8.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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