(21701) Gabemendoza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gabriel Joel Mendoza (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology team project. He attends the Americas High School, El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gabemendoza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gabemendoza is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21701 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RP72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0439 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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