(21549) Carolinelang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Caroline Janet Lang (b. 1991) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Independence Home School, Yardley, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolinelang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolinelang is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21549 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QJ44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.96 km (#6,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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