(21649) Vardhana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anarghya A. Vardhana (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematics project. She attends the Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vardhana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vardhana is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21649 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NQ59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.74 km (#13,362 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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