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Nischaykumar Discovery and designationDiscovery site Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research Discovery date August 17, 1998 DesignationsMPC 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
- ^ 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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