(16165) Licht Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Jacob Licht for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Jacob is a student at the William Hall High School, West Hartford, Connecticut.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Licht is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Licht is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16165 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AW83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.47 km (#16,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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