(16962) Elizawoolard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elizabeth Woolard mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the William G. Enloe High School, Raleigh, North Carolina.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elizawoolard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elizawoolard is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16962 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QP93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 6.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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