(16781) Rencin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1996 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Vladimír Renčín (b. 1941) is a Czech graphic artist, illustrator and cartoonist. He published several books of cartoons, where various features of the Czech character are illustrated.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rencin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rencin is 3.41 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16781 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XU18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.102 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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