(16122) Wenyicai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Wenyi Cai for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Wenyi is a student at the Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois.Naming citation (20020227/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wenyicai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wenyicai is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16122 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XW67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 2.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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