(100016) Petebest Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Pete Best (b. 1941) was The Beatles' original drummer, performing over 350 shows with the band from 1960 to 1962. Ten tracks featuring Best appear on The Beatles Anthology 1 album. Later, with his own group (the Pete Best Band) he released Hayman's Green, a concept album about his Beatles experience that received four Grammy nominations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petebest is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petebest is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100016 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SD8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.256 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.