(16267) Mcdermott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Frank McDermott for mentoring two finalists in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. McDermott is a teacher at the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mcdermott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mcdermott is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16267 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JY43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,055 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0559 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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