(16237) Emmakratcha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emma Pearl Kratcha (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences project. She attended the Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, North Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emmakratcha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emmakratcha is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16237 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GX76 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 168 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 6.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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