(16039) Zeglin Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Bailey Zeglin (b. 1984) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his microbiology project. He attends the Oak Ridge High School, Conroe, Texas.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zeglin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeglin is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16039 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GH18 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,293 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 1.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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