(16177) Pelzer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Justin Raymond Pelzer for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Justin is a student at the Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pelzer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pelzer is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16177 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AR127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.86 km (#13,086 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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