(13316) Llano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rayden Llano (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the Paul W. Bell Middle School, Miami, Florida.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Llano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Llano is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13316 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RJ75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.95 km (#15,349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1998
- (9810) Elanfiller
- (11190) Jennibell
- (12898) Mignard
- (12900) Rishabjain
- (12903) Isabellekatz
- (12906) Alexismacavoy
- (12907) Giannanilvo
- (13301) Hofsteen
- (13302) Kezmoh
- (13303) Asmitakumar
- (13305) Danielang
- (13307) Taralarsen