(29642) Archiekong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Archie Chakming Kong (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Manhasset Secondary School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Archiekong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Archiekong is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29642 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VY27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.22 km (#16,742 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.393 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0815 |
| Inclination | 4.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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