(21713) Michaelolson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael R. Olson (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany team project. He also received the MILSET Expo-Science Award. He attends the Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelolson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelolson is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21713 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RW97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 6.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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