(16245) Katielu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katie Lu (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attended the Central High School, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katielu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katielu is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16245 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GM160 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.34 km (#7,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 4.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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