(21396) Fisher-Ives Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Russ Fisher-Ives (b. 1955), a 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Excellence in Teaching Award finalist, is a teacher at the Rio Rancho High School, Bernalillo, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fisher-Ives is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fisher-Ives is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21396
Provisional designation1998 FC52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.72
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.194
Inclination3.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.906 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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