(21614) Grochowski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Julia Caroline Grochowski (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health team project. She attends the Archbishop MacDonald High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Grochowski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grochowski is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21614 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JW75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.99 km (#12,765 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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