(21440) Elizacollins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elizabeth Collins mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Fairport High School, Fairport, New York.Naming citation (20050224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elizacollins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elizacollins is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21440 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FB125 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0750 |
| Inclination | 4.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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