(21258) Huckins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1996 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Earle Knowlen Huckins, III (b. 1943), Deputy Associate Administrator in the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters, has been responsible for the management, direction and oversight of NASA's space science flight program, mission studies, technology development and overall contract management of JPL.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huckins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huckins is 3.53 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21258 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 EH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.