(16087) Rhythmgarg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rhythm Garg (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rhythmgarg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rhythmgarg is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16087 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TR102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.88 km (#10,861 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 15.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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