(21503) Beksha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel B. Beksha, II (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematics team project. He attends the Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beksha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beksha is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21503 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KL18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,975 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.364 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 5.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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