(21509) Lucascavin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lucas James Cavin (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucascavin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucascavin is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21509 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KL35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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