(21511) Chiardola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hugo Gualterio Chiardola (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Escuela No. 139 Tecnica de Produccion Agroindustrial, Viale, Entre Rios, Argentina.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chiardola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiardola is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21511 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KT36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| 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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