(16271) Duanenichols Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Duane Nichols for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Nichols is a teacher at the Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Duanenichols is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duanenichols is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16271 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JC55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Duane
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Also discovered on 6 May 2000
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