(316201) Malala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 June 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997) is a Pakistani human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women and girls and worldwide access to education. She survived an assassination attempt in 2012 and continued her activism. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malala is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 316201 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 ML48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,534 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.