21509 Lucascavin
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team |
| Discovery site | Socorro, New Mexico |
| Discovery date | May 22, 1998 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 21509 |
| 1998 KL35 | |
| main belt [2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.538 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0241 AU |
| 2.28104 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.112659 |
| 1258.34 days (3.45 years) | |
| 183.691° | |
| Inclination | 5.986° |
| 70.277° | |
| 3.861° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 15.0 [4] | |
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21509 Lucascavin (1998 KL35) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 22, 1998 by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team at Socorro, New Mexico. [1] This asteroid is believed to result from the collisional destruction of a larger parent body approximately 300,000 to 800,000 years ago.[5] The asteroid was named for Lucas James Cavin who won second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (20001)-(25000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ↑ "21509 Lucascavin (1998 KL35)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ↑ "(21509) Lucascavin". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ↑ Nesvorný and Vokrouhlický; Vokrouhlický, D. (2006). "New Candidates for Recent Asteroid Breakups". The Astronomical Journal 132 (5): 1950–1958. Bibcode:2006AJ....132.1950N. doi:10.1086/507989.
- ↑ "2005 Award Honorees". Lincoln Laboratory. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
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