- 16241 Dvorsky
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Dvorsky Discovery and designationDiscovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team Discovery site Socorro Discovery date April 7, 2000 DesignationsMPC designation 16241 Alternate name(s) 2000 GD126 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.9044319 Peri 2.2560865 Eccentricity 0.1256357 Orbital period 1513.8868844 Mean anomaly 17.39997 Inclination 8.39207 Longitude of ascending node 187.97670 Argument of peri 356.26493 Absolute magnitude (H) 14.6 16241 Dvorsky (2000 GD126) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 7, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
History
The asteroid is named in honor of Montgomery Blair High School teacher Mary Ann Dvorsky, who mentored a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search.
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External links
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