(16021) Caseyvaughn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Casey Ann Vaughn (b. 1986) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caseyvaughn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caseyvaughn is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16021 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CG81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,973 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.439 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0592 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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