(16116) Balakrishnan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Jennifer Sayaka Balakrishnan for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Jennifer is a student at the Harvest Christian Academy, Barrigada, Guam.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Balakrishnan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Balakrishnan is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16116 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XQ29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 2.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.822 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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