(16268) Mcneeley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Pam McNeeley for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. McNeeley is a teacher at the Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mcneeley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mcneeley is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16268 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JD44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 1.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Pam
All asteroids named after someone called Pam
Also discovered on 7 May 2000
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- (16265) Lemay
- (16266) Johconnell
- (16267) Mcdermott
- (16269) Merkord
- (16276) Virginiama
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