(16128) Kirfrieda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Kirsten Linnea Frieda for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Kirsten is a student at the Westlake High School, Austin, Texas.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kirfrieda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirfrieda is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16128 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XS92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.11 km (#16,915 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 1.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kirsten
All asteroids named after someone called Kirsten
Also discovered on 7 December 1999
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- (13849) Dunn
- (13850) Erman
- (13852) Ford
- (13853) Jenniferfritz
- (14225) Alisahamilton
- (14226) Hamura
- (14230) Mariahines
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