(16596) Stephenstrauss Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1992 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Steven Strauss (b. 1943) graduated from the University of Colorado and moved to Canada in 1968, where he has been a science writer at the Toronto Globe & Mail. Strauss received the first Connaught medal for medical reporting in 1995. The name was suggested by P. Jedicke and R. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stephenstrauss is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephenstrauss is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16596 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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