(95016) Kimjeongho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 2002 by Y.-B. Jeon at Bohyunsan.
Kim Jeongho (1804-1866) was a great geographer and a cartographer in the early nineteenth century whose works represented a culmination in Korea's map-making history. The publication of three maps and three topographies is his greatest achievements.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimjeongho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimjeongho is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95016 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AA9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0944 |
| Inclination | 2.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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