(16125) Carriehsu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carrie Hsu (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her embedded systems project. She attended the Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carriehsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carriehsu is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16125 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XK86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.88 km (#10,851 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 9.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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