(21758) Adrianveres Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adrian Veres (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Jean de Brebeuf College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adrianveres is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adrianveres is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21758 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RT196 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0933 |
| Inclination | 6.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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