(16356) Univbalttech Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
The Baltic State Technical University of Russia is well known for its scientific schools in missiles and space technology, gas dynamics, ballistics and durability. Among its outstanding graduates are space-system designers D. I. Kozlov, V. F. Utkin and G. A. Efremov and cosmonauts G. M. Grechko and S. K. Krikalev.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Univbalttech is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Univbalttech is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16356 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.9 km (#3,167 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 26.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 2.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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