(21424) Faithchang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Faith Kan Chang (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Faithchang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Faithchang is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21424 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FU79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.08 km (#16,956 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.373 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 4.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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