(21500) Vazquez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Angel Vasquez (b. 1955), PC network specialist and telescope operator at the Arecibo Observatory, has played a key role in numerous radar experiments on minor planets since the 1970s.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vazquez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vazquez is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21500 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KS6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.85 km (#10,916 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 4.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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