(21735) Nissaschmidt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Nissa Leigh Schmidt (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Merino High School, Merino, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nissaschmidt is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nissaschmidt is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21735
Provisional designation1999 RV146
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.01 km (#15,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.338
Absolute magnitude (H)14.79
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.120
Inclination6.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 9 September 1999

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