(21937) Basheehan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brittany Ann Sheehan (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health, & microbiology project. She attends the Bluffton Middle School, Bluffton, Ohio.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Basheehan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basheehan is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21937 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VV80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0328 |
| Inclination | 1.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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