Asteroids named after people called Esmeralda

(16277) Mallada

Uruguayan astronomer Esmeralda H. Mallada (b. 1937) is a professor at the Universidad de la Rep煤blica, who studies minor bodies and teaches cosmography and mathematics. In 1952 she was one of the founders of the Asociaci贸n de Aficionados a la Astronom铆a, the oldest amateur astronomer association in Uruguay.Discovered 4 May 2000 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak