(21813) Danwinegar Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Daniel Rees Winegar (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Copper Hills High School, West Jordan, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Danwinegar is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danwinegar is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21813
Provisional designation1999 TK25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.97 km (#8,976 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0790
Absolute magnitude (H)14.81
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination2.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Daniel

Also discovered on 3 October 1999

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