Discovery date 20 March 1998 Observation arc 8091 days (22.15 yr) Absolute magnitude 14.8 Discovery site Experimental Test Site | Minor planet category Main-belt asteroid Discovered 20 March 1998 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team, Socorro, New Mexico Aphelion 2.6556340 AU (397.27719 Gm) Perihelion 2.0812564 AU (311.35153 Gm) Discoverer Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research | ||
21387 Wafakhalil is a main-belt asteroid, discovered in 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro, New Mexico. It is named after Dr Wafa Khalil (born 1945), a chemistry teacher at the MAST Academy in Miami, Florida who was a finalist at the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Excellence in Teaching Awards.
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