(16901) Johnbrooks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1998 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
John J. Brooks (b. 1933), a mechanical engineer and amateur astronomer in the γ-ray bursts field at the Santa Barbara Astronomical Group, co-founded a small CCD brand that in 1991 developed star tracking equipment, allowing the start of the CCD revolution in the amateur astronomer's world.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnbrooks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnbrooks is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16901 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DJ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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