(9916) Kibirev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Sergej Feodosievich Kibirev (b. 1950) is involved in new methods of the processing of information, organizing the production of microelectronics in Novosibirsk. A champion sprinter in his youth, he likes extreme forms of sports. He is also a poet.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kibirev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kibirev is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9916 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.20 km (#8,636 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Rotation period | 15.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0830 |
| Inclination | 1.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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