(16068) Citron Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jerry Citron mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Blind Brook High School, Rye Brook, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Citron is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Citron is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16068 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RN86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 5.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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