(16124) Timdong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Timothy Allen Dong for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Timothy is a student at the Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timdong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timdong is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16124 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XR85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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