(21632) Suwanasri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Krongrath Suwanasri (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany team project. He attends the Triam Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suwanasri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suwanasri is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21632 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NR11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.34 km (#6,272 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 8.63 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.280 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.712 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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