25021 Nischaykumar

25021 Nischaykumar
Nischaykumar
Discovery and designation
Discovery site Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Discovery date August 17, 1998
Designations
MPC designation 25021
Alternate name(s) 1998 QV17
Ap 2.3172518
Peri 2.0823098
Eccentricity 0.1013882
Orbital period 1288.4224116
Mean anomaly 106.85046
Inclination 3.78350
Longitude of ascending node 188.72756
Absolute magnitude (H) 15.6

25021 Nischaykumar (provisional designation: 1998 QV17) is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in Socorro, New Mexico on August 17, 1998.[1] It is named after Nischay Kumar, who won second place at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.[1]

See also

  • List of minor planets: 25001–26000

References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=25021. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 

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