(21512) Susieclary Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Susannah Lee Clary (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. She attends the Los Lunas High School, Los Lunas, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Susieclary is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susieclary is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21512
Provisional designation1998 KE40
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.28
Orbital period3.41 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination4.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.998 au

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

Also discovered on 22 May 1998

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