(16397) Carlahayden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 May 1982 by Helin, E. F., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Carla Diane Hayden (b. 1952) is the fourteenth and current Librarian of the United States Library of Congress. Appointed in 2016, Hayden is responsible for the 171 million items that make up the world’s second-largest library.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlahayden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlahayden is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16397 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 JS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 4.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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