(21497) Alicehine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Alice Hine (b. 1946), radar data analyst at the Arecibo Observatory, has contributed to minor-planet, comet and planetary radar astronomy for several decades.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alicehine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicehine is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21497 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JJ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0685 |
| 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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