(16779) Mittelman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 1996 by D. di Cicco at Sudbury.
Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, David Ross Mittelman (1954-2017) was a patron of astronomy, education and medicine. He was instrumental in establishing the MDW Hydrogen-Alpha Sky Survey to create a large-scale mosaic of the heavens with deep CCD images.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mittelman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mittelman is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16779 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 WH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,894 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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