(21408) Lyrahaas Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Lyra Creamer Haas (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, Illinois.Naming citation (20050224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lyrahaas is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lyrahaas is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21408
Provisional designation1998 FZ64
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.31
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination7.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.998 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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