(16251) Barbifrank Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Barbi Frank for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Frank is a teacher at the John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbifrank is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbifrank is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16251 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HX48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 28.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 1.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 April 2000
- (15620) Beltrami
- (15621) Erikhovland
- (15627) Hong
- (15628) Gonzales
- (15629) Sriner
- (16249) Cauchy
- (16252) Franfrost
- (16253) Griffis
- (16254) Harper
- (17258) Whalen
- (18084) Adamwohl
- (23172) Williamartin