(16696) Villamayor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Waldemar Villamayor-Venialbo (b. 1970) is a well-known popularizer of astronomy in Paraguay and the author of numerous articles on science whose main interests are celestial mechanics and minor planets. Name suggested by W. A. Fröger.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Villamayor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Villamayor is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16696 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BE7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,992 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.124 |
| Rotation period | 4.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.