(16264) Richlee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Richard Lee for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Lee is a teacher at the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richlee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richlee is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16264 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JH40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0882 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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