(16599) Shorland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1993 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
John Herschel Shorland, a direct descendant of John Herschel, has recently completed his own Herschel Archives in Norfolk, England. These archives include various documents and instruments associated with the Herschels, including the 7-foot telescope probably used by William Herschel to discover Uranus.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shorland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shorland is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16599 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,941 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 4.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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