(16051) Bernero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Bruce Bernero mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernero is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16051 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JF36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0922 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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