(16881) Angelinmathew Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Angelin T. Mathew (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attended the American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angelinmathew is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelinmathew is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16881 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BH12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.48 km (#14,012 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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