(29692) Cernis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1998 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
Kazimieras Černis (b. 1958) is a Lithuanian astronomer at the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University. His work includes stellar photometry, studies of interstellar dust clouds, and astrometry of small Solar System bodies. Černis has contributed to the discovery of comets and hundreds of asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cernis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cernis is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29692 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XE97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 December 1998
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- (13808) Davewilliams
- (15988) Parini
- (17873) Palaciosdeborao
- (27132) Jezek
- (29691) Ramonallerulloa
- (31384) Joseloisestevez
- (31385) Genovevavazquez
- (74400) Streaky
- (79864) Pirituba