(16166) Jonlii Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Jonathan Lii for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Jonathan is a student at the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonlii is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonlii is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16166 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AQ84 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.15 km (#14,825 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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