(21583) Caropietsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Caroline Elizabeth Pietsch (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science project. She attends the Ossining High School, Ossining, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caropietsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caropietsch is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21583 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SQ108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.1 km (#2,480 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 276 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 4.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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