(158899) Malloryvale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Mallory Vale (b. 1986) was a Table Mountain Observatory trained summer employee in 2004 who made NEO and comet astrometric measurements. She is graduating in 2009 from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's degree in astronomy.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malloryvale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malloryvale is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 158899 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 QO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 3.76° |
| 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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