(16497) Toinevermeylen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Antoine (Toine) Vermeylen (1937-2012) was a good friend of the discoverer.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Toinevermeylen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toinevermeylen is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16497 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SU8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 6.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.733 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 September 1990
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- (6012) Williammurdoch
- (6268) Versailles
- (6605) Carmontelle
- (7412) Linnaeus
- (7578) Georgbohm
- (7649) Bougainville
- (7871) Tunder
- (9949) Brontosaurus
- (10088) Digne
- (10089) Turgot
- (10316) Williamturner
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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