(16719) Mizokami Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yoshihiro Mizokami (b. 1952) has been the president of the steering committee of the Inagawa Observatory since 2002. He is an avid astro-photographer of Messier and NGC nebulae and star clusters.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mizokami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizokami is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16719 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UF45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 15.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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