(16319) Xiamenerzhong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for the Xiamen No. 2 Middle School of Fujian, China, which has cultivated thousands of successful people in all walks of life since 1870, incorporating football, English, and music into school education. Name suggested by D.-h. Chen, a student of the school during 1961-1967.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xiamenerzhong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xiamenerzhong is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16319 |
| Provisional designation | 3252 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.35 km (#16,516 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.351 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 2.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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