(16193) Nickaiser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Nicholas Kaiser (b. 1954), who studied at Leeds University and Cambridge University, was at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics from 1988 to 1997. Since then, he has been at the Institute for Astronomy in Hawaii. The name was suggested by P. Jedicke and R. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nickaiser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nickaiser is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16193 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AV207 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.56 km (#13,794 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0262 |
| Inclination | 3.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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