(16163) Suhanli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Suhan Li for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Suhan is a student at the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suhanli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suhanli is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16163 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AD69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.39 km (#16,472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.372 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 1.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 January 2000
- (14258) Katrinaminck
- (14262) Kratzer
- (14693) Selwyn
- (15099) Janestrohm
- (15530) Kuber
- (15531) Matusch
- (15533) Saturnino
- (16157) Toastmasters
- (16158) Monty
- (16164) Yangli
- (16165) Licht
- (16166) Jonlii
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
- (7904) Morrow
- (8744) Cilla
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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