(16232) Chijagerbs Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 2000 by NEAT at Haleakala.
James “Gerbs” Bauer (b. 1968) is a planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory whose research focuses on the physical nature of outer solar system bodies. Chija Bauer (b. 1977) is a physics teacher who helps to develop future scientists.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chijagerbs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chijagerbs is 4.38 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16232 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ED152 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,077 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 7.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.51 – 4.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 7.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.