(16129) Kevingao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Kevin Kuan Gao for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Kevin is a student at the John B. Connally High School, Austin, Texas.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevingao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevingao is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16129 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XG97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.822 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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