(16505) Sulzer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Robert Sulzer-Forrer (1873-1953), a socially minded Swiss industrialist at Winterthur, was an outstanding engineer with excellent skills for practical implementation. He was an enthusiastic observer of natural phenomena and a pioneer in fast motion film technology.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sulzer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sulzer is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16505 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TB13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.74 km (#6,834 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0803 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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