(16887) Blouke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Morley Blouke (b. 1941) is a well-known microelectronician, whose pioneering development of thinned CCDs gave rise to the WF/PC I focal plane. He now heads advanced development at Scientific Imaging Technologies, Inc., in Tigard, Oregon.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Blouke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blouke is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16887 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BE26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,912 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.