(16121) Burrell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Marc Anthony Burrell for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Marc is a student at the Nicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Burrell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burrell is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16121 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XD66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.82 km (#9,197 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 0.843° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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