(16247) Esner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of William Esner for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Esner is a teacher at the Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Esner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Esner is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16247 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HY11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0835 |
| Inclination | 0.979° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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