(16217) Peterbroughton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Peter Broughton (b. 1940) taught high-school mathematics in Toronto, Ontario. He is an amateur astronomer who served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and received the society's Service Award in 1987. The name was suggested by P. Jedicke and R. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterbroughton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterbroughton is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16217 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DR13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 4.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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