(16701) Volpe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Miguel A. Volpe Borgonon (b. 1947) is a Paraguayan amateur astronomer, professor of engineering at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción and one of the founders of the Club de Astrofìsica del Paraguay. Name suggested by W. A. Fröger.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Volpe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Volpe is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16701 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DH4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.97 km (#15,287 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.418 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 6.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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