(99201) Sattler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 2001 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Birgit I. Sattler (b. 1969) is a member of the department of limnology and zoology at the University of Innsbruck. She was a member of two Antarctica expeditions sponsored respectively by the National Science Foundation and the Planetary Studies Foundation. The name was suggested by H. Windolf.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sattler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sattler is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99201 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HY16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.29 km (#14,521 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0914 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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