21632 Suwanasri
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | July 13, 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 21632 |
| 1999 NR11 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0547781 |
| Perihelion | 1.7134193 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2813136 |
| 1344.5742228 | |
| 131.73185 | |
| Inclination | 5.91898 |
| 295.45022 | |
| 37.70878 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.0 | |
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21632 Suwanasri (1999 NR11) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 13, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
Name
The asteroid is named for Thai student Krongrath Suwanasri due to his second-place finish at the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'Dehiscence and dispersion of the popping pod Ruellia tuberosa L.' His second-place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.