(21417) Kelleyharris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kelley Harris (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the C. K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento, California.Naming citation (20050224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kelleyharris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kelleyharris is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21417 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FF71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0933 |
| Inclination | 2.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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