21570 Muralidhar

21570 Muralidhar
Muralidhar
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team
Discovery site Socorro
Discovery date September 14, 1998
Designations
MPC designation 21570
Alternate name(s) 1998 RK33
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.9489323
Peri 2.2345071
Eccentricity 0.1378284
Orbital period 1523.9842095
Mean anomaly 189.76638
Inclination 13.20008
Longitude of ascending node 2.19038
Argument of peri 253.23337
Geometric albedo 0.0203
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.60

21570 Muralidhar (1998 RK33) is a minor planet in the main asteroid belt. It was discovered on September 14, 1998 by the Asteroid Research Team of the Near-Earth Lincoln Laboratory in Socorro. The asteroid is named after Vinayak Muralidhar for winning 2nd place in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2006.

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