(21635) Micahtoll Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Micah Lathaniel Toll (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Cedar Crest High School, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Micahtoll is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Micahtoll is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21635
Provisional designation1999 NU19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.24 km (#16,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.386
Absolute magnitude (H)15.21
Orbital period3.80 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.199
Inclination1.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.942 au

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

Also discovered on 14 July 1999

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