(21730) Ignaciorod Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ignacio Gabriel Rodriguez (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Escuela No. 139 Tecnica de Produccion Agroindustrial, Viale, Entre Rios, Argentina.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ignaciorod is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ignaciorod is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21730 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RG138 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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