(21697) Mascharak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Smita Mascharak (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry project. She attends the Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mascharak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mascharak is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21697 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RW54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 6.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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