(16131) Kaganovich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Mark Kaganovich for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Mark is a student at the Bloomington High School North, Bloomington, Indiana.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaganovich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaganovich is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16131 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XV97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.74 km (#13,365 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.290 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0153 |
| Inclination | 2.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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