(16703) Richardstrauss Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Bavarian-German Richard G. Strauss (1864–1949) was a composer of the late German romantic and early-modern eras of 20th-century music who composed the operas Der Rosenkavalier and Salome, as well as the tone poems Zarathustra (1896) and Eine Alpen Symfonie (1911–1915).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardstrauss is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardstrauss is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16703 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 ER7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,877 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.544 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 8.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.