(16869) Kosinar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1998 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.
Ladislav Košinár (b. 1929), mentor of amateur astronomy in Slovakia, founded the astronomical observatory in Sobotište in 1972. Long-time chairman of the Slovak Union of Amateur Astronomers, he is now an honorary member of the SUAA and of the Slovak Astronomical Society. The name was suggested by P. Rapavý.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kosinar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kosinar is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16869 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AV8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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