(16954) Annikamorgan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Annika Lee Morgan (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attended the Joel Barlow High School, Redding, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annikamorgan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annikamorgan is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16954 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KT48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.27 km (#10,105 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Rotation period | 2.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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