(16241) Dvorsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Mary Ann Dvorsky for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Dvorsky is a teacher at the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dvorsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dvorsky is 2.91 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16241 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GD126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 8.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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All asteroids named after someone called Mary
Also discovered on 7 April 2000
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- (15614) Pillinger
- (16238) Chappe
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- (16242) Licato
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