(21695) Hannahwolf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hannah Louise Wolf (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth science project. She also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. She attends the Parkland High School, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hannahwolf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hannahwolf is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21695 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RG49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.18 km (#16,807 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.372 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.900 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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