(29747) Acorlando Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Abigail Claire Orlando (b. 1994) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Eastchester High School, Eastchester, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Acorlando is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Acorlando is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29747 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BJ25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.27 km (#14,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0657 |
| Inclination | 7.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Abigail
All asteroids named after someone called Abigail
Also discovered on 18 January 1999
- (15076) Joellewis
- (15476) Narendra
- (17880) Vanessaparker
- (29730) Bethwestfall
- (31439) Mieyamanaka
- (33372) Jonathanchung
- (121016) Christopharnold