(21483) Abdulrasool Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ameen Abdulrasool (b. 1987) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He also received the Intel Young Scientist Award and the Seaborg SIYSS Award. He attends the Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abdulrasool is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abdulrasool is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21483 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HJ134 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0856 |
| Inclination | 5.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 April 1998
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