(16058) Doshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rajat Kaushik Doshi (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attended the Henry B. Plant High School, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Doshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doshi is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16058 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JP75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,838 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 5.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.930 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.