(21644) Vinay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vinay Tripuraneni (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Clovis West High School, Fresno, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vinay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinay is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21644 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NA50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.920 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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