(21349) Bevoke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
John Beverly “Bev” Oke (1928-2004) did his PhD at Princeton University and had an outstanding career in spectroscopy and instrument design for large telescopes. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bevoke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bevoke is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21349 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 ER31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.66 km (#8,038 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 0.928° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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