(16211) Samirsur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Samir Sur for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Samir is a student at the Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samirsur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samirsur is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16211 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CL83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 February 2000
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- (16209) Sterner
- (16212) Theberge
- (16214) Venkatachalam
- (23155) Judithblack
- (25778) Csere
- (25783) Brandontyler
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