(29880) Andytran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andy Tran (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health sciences project. He attends the Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andytran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andytran is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29880 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GQ28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.32 km (#7,294 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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