(16112) Vitaris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Bethany A. Vitaris for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Bethany is a student at the Venerini Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vitaris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vitaris is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16112 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XK13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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