(16179) Jeloka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ritika Jeloka (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attended the Melbourne High School, Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeloka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeloka is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16179 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AL134 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 0.289° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 January 2000
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