(16077) Arayhamilton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
A. Ray Hamilton mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arayhamilton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arayhamilton is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16077 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RK157 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 6.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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