(16067) Brandonfan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brandon Xu Fan (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attended the Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brandonfan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brandonfan is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16067 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RA47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.0 km (#5,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0546 |
| Inclination | 9.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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