(21674) Renaldowebb Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Renaldo Michael Webb (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Louisiana School for Mathematics, Science, and the Arts, Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Renaldowebb is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Renaldowebb is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21674
Provisional designation1999 RG18
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.07 km (#12,560 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.267
Absolute magnitude (H)14.19
Orbital period4.25 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.135
Inclination15.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also discovered on 7 September 1999

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