(16155) Buddy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Charles Hardin Holley (Buddy Holly, 1936-1959), was a singer/songwriter from Lubbock, Texas, who was clearly the brightest star since Elvis when, at the age of 22, he was tragically killed in a plane crash. His life has been celebrated on film and in the long running musical Buddy. His songs remain as timeless as ever.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Buddy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buddy is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16155 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.78 km (#7,900 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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