(16934) Kevinmeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kevin Meng (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his robotics and intelligent machines project. He attended the Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinmeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinmeng is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16934 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FA91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.35 km (#8,446 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.145 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0774 |
| Inclination | 6.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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