Discovery date 22 May 1998 Minor planet category main belt Discovered 22 May 1998 Discovery site Experimental Test Site MPC designation 21509 | Alternative names 1998 KL35 Observation arc 11879 days (32.52 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team Aphelion 2.53701 AU (379.531 Gm) Discoverer Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research People also search for Asteroid belt, 14627 Emilkowalski, Sun | ||
21509 Lucascavin (1998 KL35) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 22, 1998 by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team at Socorro, New Mexico. This asteroid is believed to result from the collisional destruction of a larger parent body approximately 300,000 to 800,000 years ago. The asteroid was named for Lucas James Cavin who won second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project.
References
21509 Lucascavin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA