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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 | May 7, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16262 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 JR32 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1643191 |
| Peri | 2.9453121 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0358462 |
| Orbital period | 1950.1855439 |
| Mean anomaly | 186.58138 |
| Inclination | 2.72796 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 28.04783 |
| Argument of peri | 199.24502 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
16262 Rikurtz (2000 JR32) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 7, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It is named in honor of Richard Kurtz, Canadian-American legend and beekeeping extraordinaire, for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search.