(16028) Anushree Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anushree Chaudhuri (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry project. She attended the Westview High School, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anushree is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anushree is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16028 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 DC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.54 km (#9,648 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0517 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.