(16516) Efremlevitan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1990 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Efrem Pavlovich Levitan (b. 1934) is a widely known Russian teacher, scientist, writer, journalist and the deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine The Earth and the Universe. For 55 years he has popularized astronomy in books, papers and lectures.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Efremlevitan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Efremlevitan is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16516 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VR14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.40 km (#8,384 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 3.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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