(16144) Korsten Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Erich E. Korsten (b. 1945) is a hydrologist and amateur astronomer from Dresden who now lives in Fountain Hills, Arizona. He helped construct the Fountain Hills Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Korsten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korsten is 3.27 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16144 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XK144 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.79 km (#5,922 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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