(716260) Baybayan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 2000 by Samarasinha, N., Lauer, T. at Kitt Peak.
Chad Kalepa Baybayan (1956–2021) was a master Hawaiian Pwo navigator. He dedicated his life to the teaching and demonstration of the ancient Polynesian science of marine and celestial navigation over the vast reaches of the Pacific ocean and beyond.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baybayan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baybayan is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 716260 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 BK61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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