(16750) Marisandoz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1996 by R. Linderholm at Lime Creek.
Sandhills author Mari Sandoz (1896-1966) wrote 21 books and stories about life on the Great Plains. Her first book, Old Jules, was published in 1935 after it won the Atlantic Nonfiction Prize. She also wrote Crazy Horse, a biography of the Sioux Chief, and Cheyenne Autumn, about Native Americans leaving the reservation.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marisandoz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marisandoz is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16750 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 QL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 4.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.