(21507) Bhasin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeffrey M. Bhasin (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bhasin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bhasin is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21507 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KZ30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.94 km (#17,089 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.389 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 1.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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