(16967) Marcosbosso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marcos Federico Bosso (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the I.P.E.M. No 80, Dr. Luis Federico Leloir, Berrotaran, Cordoba, Argentina.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcosbosso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcosbosso is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16967 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SR132 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.30 km (#14,468 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0867 |
| Inclination | 3.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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