(16055) Dellisanti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jack Delli-Santi (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and environmental sciences project. He attended the Lake Travis High School, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dellisanti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dellisanti is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16055 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JQ56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.24 km (#10,152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.280 |
| Rotation period | 94.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 8.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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