(21610) Rosengard Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jamie Erin Rosengard (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering team project. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rosengard is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosengard is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21610
Provisional designation1999 JE48
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.25
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.242
Inclination9.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also named after someone called Jamie

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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