(21435) Aharon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Terri Aharon mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Hunter College High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (20050224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aharon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aharon is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21435 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FH116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0486 |
| Inclination | 3.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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