(21375) Fanshawe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Located in London, Canada, Fanshawe College was founded in 1967, and developed a particular reputation for arts, media, landscape design and hospitality studies. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fanshawe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fanshawe is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21375 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 YZ17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0411 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.