(21415) Nicobrenner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nicole Rachelle Brenner (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicobrenner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicobrenner is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21415 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FM70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Rotation period | 3.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 2.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.897 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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