(16073) Gaskin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Regina Gaskin mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Niceville Senior High School, Niceville, Florida.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gaskin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaskin is 1.92 au from the Sun and 0.938 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16073 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RK129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.925 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Regina
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