(21515) Gavini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Madhavi Pulakat Gavini (b. 1989) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. She attends the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Columbus,, Mississippi, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gavini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gavini is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21515 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KR50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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