21630 Wootensmith
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | July 13, 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 21630 |
| 1999 NM9 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.3038505 |
| Perihelion | 2.0768833 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0518103 |
| 1184.0600650 | |
| 9.24897 | |
| Inclination | 1.20722 |
| 201.60870 | |
| 354.47714 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.9 | |
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21630 Wootensmith (1999 NM9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 13, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. The asteroid was named after American award finalist Lauren Wooten Smith by MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Near-Earth Asteroid Research program for her research titled "Biological Implications of Sediment Concentrations of Mercury Near Olin Chlor-alkali Facility, Phase Three: Savannah River" presented at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
References
http://www.ll.mit.edu/outreach/2006honorees.html http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=83