(16016) Boylan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jack Boylan (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attended the duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boylan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boylan is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16016 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CB54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.151 |
| Rotation period | 9.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0401 |
| Inclination | 0.910° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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