(16514) Stevelia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1990 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Steve (b. 1949) and Amelia (b. 1940) Goldberg have spent years teaching beginners to observe the night sky. Amelia's Universe Sampler, a booklet of simple projects for beginners with small telescopes, is an official project of the Astronomical League. The couple has also helped manage the annual Texas Star Party.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevelia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevelia is 3.71 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16514 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.58 km (#7,031 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Rotation period | 5.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 8.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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