(16148) Amaraifeji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amara Precious Ifeji (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences project. She attended the Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amaraifeji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amaraifeji is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16148 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XG188 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.89 km (#9,093 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 8.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Amara
All asteroids named after someone called Amara
Also discovered on 12 December 1999
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- (17193) Alexeybaran
- (20737) Sungkicho
- (22038) Margarshain
- (24259) Chriswalker
- (24261) Judilegault
- (24289) Anthonypalma
- (24292) Susanragan
- (25531) Lessek
- (25570) Kesun
- (25573) Wanghaoyu
- (26422) Marekbuchman
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