(21434) Stanchiang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Stanley Shang Chiang (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, New York.Naming citation (20050224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stanchiang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stanchiang is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21434 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0757 |
| Inclination | 6.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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