(20616) Zeeshansayed Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zeeshan Sayed (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Shree Baldevdas Kikani Vidyamandir Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zeeshansayed is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeeshansayed is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20616 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 SH6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0945 |
| Inclination | 8.17° |
| 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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