(21551) Geyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ge Yang (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Beijing Jingshan School, Beijing, China.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Geyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geyang is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21551 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QH45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0453 |
| Inclination | 9.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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