(16229) Kavyakoneru Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kavya Sai Koneru (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry team project. She attended the duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kavyakoneru is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kavyakoneru is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16229 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EM46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.76 km (#5,246 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 0.946° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 9 March 2000
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- (15133) Sullivan
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- (15144) Araas
- (15547) Xujiping
- (16230) Benson
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- (17240) Gletorrence
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