(16529) Dangoldin Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Daniel S. Goldin (b. 1940), NASA's administrator from 1992 to 2001, is credited with transforming the agency and its operations with an approach that became known as “faster, better, cheaper”. He has been the agency's longest-serving administrator and is saluted for his vision and dynamic leadership.Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dangoldin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dangoldin is 2.15 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16529 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GO1 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.60 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.314 |
| Inclination | 22.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.744 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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