(16095) Lorenball Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
American amateur astronomer Loren C. Ball (b. 1948) is a prolific discoverer of minor planets. Between 2000 and 2004 he discovered more than 100 asteroids from his Emerald Lane Observatory in Decatur, Alabama. Ball currently promotes asteroid education in schools and on social media.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorenball is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorenball is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16095 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TA249 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0573 |
| Inclination | 6.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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