(16276) Virginiama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Virginia Ma (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computational biology and bioinformatics project. She attended the Columbus Academy, Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Virginiama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Virginiama is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16276 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JX61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 647 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 9.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Virginia
All asteroids named after someone called Virginia
Also discovered on 7 May 2000
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- (16267) Mcdermott
- (16268) Mcneeley
- (16269) Merkord
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