(16049) D'Amore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anthony Joseph D'Amore (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attended the Smithtown High School East, St. James, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where D'Amore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: D'Amore is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16049 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JS32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.09 km (#8,783 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0314 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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