(16227) Emilykang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emily K. Kang (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attended the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilykang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilykang is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16227 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DY73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.74 km (#9,316 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 3.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0819 |
| Inclination | 0.953° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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