Pitch and footprint — the board-level decision
The 98424-G52-16LF: The 0.079" row spacing matches the pitch, so the 16 positions in two rows occupy a 16 mm × 6.20 mm footprint on the PCB. Surface-mount termination with a shrouded 4-wall design and a latch holder: the latch engages with the mating receptacle to resist vibration-induced disconnect, a step up from unshrouded headers in industrial or transport applications.
The tin-plated solder tails (78.7 µin) are standard for SMD reflow — the tin wets well to the PCB pad, and the gold-on-gold mating surface handles the signal path.
Position count and cross-shop with siblings
16 positions loaded — all 16 circuits are active, no empty slots. The closest sibling in the same 98424-G52-xxLF family is the 14-position version (98424-G52-14LF) and the 10-position (98424-G52-10LF). If the BOM calls for exactly 16 circuits, this is the one; dropping to 14 positions saves board space but leaves two signals unconnected.