(16998) Estelleweber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Estelle Lela Weber (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah, Queensland, Australia.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Estelleweber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Estelleweber is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16998 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CG46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.46 km (#14,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0449 |
| Inclination | 5.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Estelle
All asteroids named after someone called Estelle
Also discovered on 10 February 1999
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- (10942) Natashamaniar
- (11197) Beranek
- (11407) Madsubramanian
- (15083) Tianhuili
- (15088) Licitra
- (15492) Nyberg
- (16012) Jamierubin
- (16013) Schmidgall
- (16014) Sinha
- (16015) Snell
- (16016) Boylan