(16065) Borel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1999 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Émile Borel (1871-1956) was a prolific French mathematician who for a time was also minister of the navy. His main contributions were in set theory, function theory and measure theory.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Borel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Borel is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16065 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RE35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.72 km (#15,810 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0444 |
| Inclination | 3.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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