(21437) Georgechen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
George Chen (b. 1988) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He also received the MILSET Expo-Science Award. He attends the Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgechen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgechen is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21437 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.06 km (#10,506 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Rotation period | 26.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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