(21715) Palaniappan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anand M. Palaniappan (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his space science project. He also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. He attends the David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palaniappan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palaniappan is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21715 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RA110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0668 |
| Inclination | 7.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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