(16406) Oszkiewicz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Dagmara Oszkiewicz (b. 1982) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Her minor-planet research includes analyzing photometric phase curves, spectroscopic observations and developing statistical orbital inversion methods.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oszkiewicz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oszkiewicz is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16406 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 PH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.78 km (#11,050 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.233 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.279 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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