(16060) Dahliadry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dahlia Dry (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy project. She attended the Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dahliadry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dahliadry is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16060 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JZ89 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.04 km (#8,866 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.305 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0747 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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