(21547) Kottapalli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anjaney Pramod Kottapalli (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kottapalli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kottapalli is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21547 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QK38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 0.325° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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