(29983) Amyxu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amy Xu (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amyxu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amyxu is 3.24 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29983 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VS61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.94 km (#6,643 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Rotation period | 14.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 1.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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