21649 Vardhana
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21649 Vardhana is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on July 13, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro
. Was named in honor of Anarghya Vardhana, for her second place finish in the mathematics category at the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
for her work in number theory.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on July 13, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro
Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It stands in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of . The population was 9,051 at the 2010 census...
. Was named in honor of Anarghya Vardhana, for her second place finish in the mathematics category at the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world, and is owned and administered by the Society for Science & the Public a 501 non-profit organization based in Washington, DC...
for her work in number theory.