(16892) Vaissiere Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 1998 by P. Antonini at Bedoin.
Franck Vaissière (b. 1958) has been responsible for the technical activity to the T60 association at Pic du Midi. He also took part in Hα coronographic observations and cowrote a book on this extraordinary astronomical site. He has long been treasurer of the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vaissiere is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaissiere is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16892 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,558 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 3.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 2.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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