(16900) Lozere Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by at Parc National des Cévenn s B. Gaillard, J.-M. Lopez.
At 1699 meters, Mt. Lozère is the highest summit of the Cevennes mountains, which surround the Pises observatory. It is also the name of the 48th French département.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #26, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lozere is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lozere is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16900 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DQ13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,969 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.