(16019) Edwardsu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Edward Joseph Su (b. 1984) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his physics project. He attends the William G. Enloe High School, Raleigh, North Carolina.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edwardsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwardsu is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16019 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CL69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.74 km (#9,315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 6.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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