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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | April 7, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC 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.
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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