(21605) Reynoso Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jeremy Rosendo Reynoso (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology team project. He attends the Corvallis High School, Corvallis, Montana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Reynoso is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reynoso is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21605
Provisional designation1999 CL81
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.02 km (#6,556 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.158
Rotation period5.17 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.42
Orbital period5.35 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination10.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

Also named after someone called Jeremy

Also discovered on 12 February 1999

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