(21457) Fevig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ronald A. Fevig (b. 1964), of the University of North Dakota, works on the spectroscopy of minor planets and comets.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fevig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fevig is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21457 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HD51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 0.239° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ronald
- (2285) Ron Helin
- (3579) Rockholt
- (6949) Zissell
- (9852) Gora
- (9923) Ronaldthiel
- (10508) Haughey
- (11724) Ronaldhsu
- (13497) Ronstone
- (16813) Ronmastaler
- (17853) Ronaldsayer
- (18239) Ekers
- (20465) Vervack
All asteroids named after someone called Ronald
Also discovered on 25 April 1998
- (9130) Galois
- (9246) Niemeyer
- (11711) Urquiza
- (11712) Kemcook
- (11713) Stubbs
- (12095) Pinel
- (12100) Amiens
- (12524) Conscience
- (12526) de Coninck
- (13238) Lambeaux
- (16946) Farnham
- (17836) Canup
More named asteroids discovered by LONEOS
- (9127) Brucekoehn
- (9809) Jimdarwin
- (10239) Hermann
- (10638) McGlothlin
- (10937) Ferris
- (10938) Lorenzalevy
- (11187) Richoliver
- (11202) Teddunham
- (11374) Briantaylor
- (11377) Nye
- (11378) Dauria
- (11409) Horkheimer
← (21456) Myers · (21458) Susank →