(16007) Kaasalainen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Finnish planetary scientist Mikko Kaasalainen (b. 1965) works in the field of orbital dynamics and inverse problems applied to the reconstruction of the shapes of minor planets.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaasalainen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaasalainen is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16007 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BC11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.29 km (#8,518 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.171 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0965 |
| Inclination | 7.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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