(16069) Marshafolger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marsha Folger mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Old Lyme, Connecticut.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marshafolger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marshafolger is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16069 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RS95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,259 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 5.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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