(21426) Davidbauer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Lawrence Vigliarolo Bauer (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the Hunter College High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (20050224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidbauer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidbauer is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21426 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FP93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 9.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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