(16277) Mallada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 May 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Uruguayan astronomer Esmeralda H. Mallada (b. 1937) is a professor at the Universidad de la República, who studies minor bodies and teaches cosmography and mathematics. In 1952 she was one of the founders of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía, the oldest amateur astronomer association in Uruguay.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mallada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mallada is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16277 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JW74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0781 |
| Inclination | 8.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.