(16883) Adeenedenton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
C. Adeene Denton (b. 1994) is an American planetary geophysicist studying impact processes on the icy worlds of our Solar System, including Pluto. She was an astronomer-in-residence at the Grand Canyon. They create Pluto memes, and are a dancer, skier, and trail runner.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adeenedenton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adeenedenton is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16883 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BA20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.78 km (#6,799 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0715 |
| Inclination | 0.242° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.