(21628) Lucashof Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lucas Hudson Hofmeister (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet High School, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucashof is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucashof is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21628 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 ND4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 0.222° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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