(16020) Tevelde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vera Louise te Velde (b. 1986) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her physics project. She attends the Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tevelde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tevelde is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16020 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CA76 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.45 km (#16,360 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.355 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.913 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vera
All asteroids named after someone called Vera
Also discovered on 12 February 1999
- (10941) Mamidala
- (16017) Street
- (16019) Edwardsu
- (16021) Caseyvaughn
- (17004) Sinkevich
- (17008) Anamariaperez
- (17009) Jasonping
- (17015) Shriyareddy
- (17883) Scobuchanan
- (17884) Jeffthompson
- (17885) Brianbeyt
- (17886) Ramazan