21697 Mascharak

21697 Mascharak
Mascharak
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team
Discovery site Socorro
Discovery date September 7, 1999
Designations
MPC designation 21697
Alternate name(s) 1999 RW54
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.7866700
Peri 2.0793226
Eccentricity 0.1453655
Orbital period 1386.1511868
Mean anomaly 93.15228
Inclination 6.50483
Longitude of ascending node 180.21908
Argument of peri 169.33678
Absolute magnitude (H) 15.1

21697 Mascharak (1999 RW54) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It was named after Smita Mascharak as part of a 2nd place grand prize at the Intel ISEF.

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