(16996) Dahir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Roberto Daniel Dahir (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the E.P.E.T. No 6, Realico, La Pampa, Argentina.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dahir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dahir is 2.11 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16996 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CM32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.40 km (#14,228 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Rotation period | 7.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 5.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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