(16091) Malchiodi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Beth Malchiodi mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malchiodi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malchiodi is 2.07 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16091 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TO152 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 20.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.899 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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