(16909) Miladejager Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Miladejager (b. 2005) is the first granddaughter of the discoverer, and daughter of Sigyn and Philip.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miladejager is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miladejager is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16909 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DX33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.87 km (#7,807 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Rotation period | 6.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0169 |
| Inclination | 2.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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