(29969) Amyvitha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amy Jaclyn Vitha (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attends the George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amyvitha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amyvitha is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29969 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JX109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,562 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.303 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0200 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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