(16445) Klimt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Austrian painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau movement. His paintings, characterized by elegant gold and colorful ornamentation, express subtle erotic feelings, as in Die Jungfrau (1907) and Dana (1913).Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klimt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klimt is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16445 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.5 km (#2,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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