(21495) Feaga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Lori Michele (Lanier) Feaga (b. 1975) is a spectroscopist from the ultraviolet to the infrared. She has studied planetary satellites, including the discovery of chlorine in the atmosphere of Jupiter I (Io); and comets, most notably demonstrating the chemical heterogeneity in the natural outgassing by comet 9P/Tempel.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Feaga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feaga is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21495 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.59 km (#13,736 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 8.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.877 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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