(16127) Farzan-Kashani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Raphael Farzan-Kashani for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Raphael is a student at the John L. Miller - Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Farzan-Kashani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Farzan-Kashani is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16127 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XK92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.04 km (#16,997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0914 |
| Inclination | 2.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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