(16724) Ullilotzmann Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Ulrich (‘Ulli’) Lotzmann (b. 1956) is a German space historian, artist and astrophotographer. He is an expert in Apollo era spaceflight crew equipment and spacecraft systems and is a key contributor to the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal. Name suggested by E. Jones and K. Glover.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ullilotzmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ullilotzmann is 3.33 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16724 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 YV3 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.57 – 4.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.439 |
| Inclination | 29.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.829 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.