(21725) Zhongyuechen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zhong Yuechen (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Beijing No.101 Middle School, Beijing, China.Naming citation (20060711/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhongyuechen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhongyuechen is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21725 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RB132 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0993 |
| Inclination | 9.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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