(16066) Richardbressler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Richard Main Bressler (b. 1930) is an American business leader and innovator, as well as a philanthropist, who has supported numerous worthy causes in science, education and the arts. He introduced several innovations with a lasting impact in the energy, airline, and railroad industries, and is recognized internationally.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardbressler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardbressler is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16066 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RN39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,232 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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