(21630) Wootensmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lauren Wooten Smith (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the John S. Davidson Fine Arts School, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wootensmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wootensmith is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21630 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NM9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0529 |
| Inclination | 1.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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