(16221) Kevinyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Kevin Yang 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 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, Illinois.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinyang is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16221 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DX48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 6.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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