(21001) Trogrlic Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1987 by A. Maury at Palomar.

The Trogrlic family includes Yvan (1908-1970), Marie (1912-1994) and their children Jean (b. 1934), Emilienne (b. 1935), Yvonne (b. 1937) and Liliane (1938-1972), who are, respectively, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, mother and aunts of the discoverer.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Trogrlic is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trogrlic is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21001
Provisional designation1987 GF
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Rotation period6.19 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.22
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.58 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.320
Inclination21.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.705 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1987

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