(21548) Briekugler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brienne Ashley Kugler (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering team project. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briekugler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briekugler is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21548 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QX38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0257 |
| Inclination | 7.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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