(16103) Lorsolomon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lorraine Solomon mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Commack High School, Commack, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorsolomon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorsolomon is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16103 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VU81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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