(21546) Konermann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Silvana Konermann (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the Saechsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra, Meissen, Germany.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Konermann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konermann is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21546 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QH34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.79 km (#11,029 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0213 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Silvana
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Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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