(16044) Kurtbachmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kurt Bachmann mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurtbachmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurtbachmann is 2.96 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16044 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GW24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.24 km (#12,184 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.326 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0657 |
| Inclination | 1.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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