(16765) Agnesi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1996 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) was the first woman in the western world who can properly be called a mathematician. She wrote a treatise on algebra that was widely translated, and in 1750 she was appointed to a professorship at the University of Bologna.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Agnesi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agnesi is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16765 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 7.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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