(16939) Rishabhmisra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rishabh Misra (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems team project. He attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rishabhmisra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rishabhmisra is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16939 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FP121 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0252 |
| Inclination | 5.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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