(21471) Pavelchvykov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pavel V. Chvykov (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the Lincoln Consolidated High School, Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pavelchvykov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pavelchvykov is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21471 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HA98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.11 km (#6,453 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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