(16142) Leung Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Albert W. Leung for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Albert is a student at the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leung is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16142 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XC135 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,101 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.393 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.57 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.300 |
| Inclination | 8.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.559 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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